by Sandra Scoppettone · Fleuve Noir · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782265073555
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«Vie et mort de Miss Faithfull» is a crime novel by Sandra Scoppettone, published by Fleuve Noir in paperback (399 pages, in French).
In 1931, Starr Faithfull's body appears on a New York beach and the unsolved case causes a scandal in the middle of Prohibition. In 1911, an old man remembers his Italian immigrant family and a certain Rose, with whom he experienced a tragic outing on Long Island. Based on a real event from the twenties, it combines family chronicle and investigation.
The novel was originally published in 1977 under the title «Some Unknown Person»; this French version dates from 2002.
Will appeal to readers of classic crime fiction and real crimes turned into fiction.
Sandra Scoppettone is an American author whose career spans the 1960s through the 2000s. She is known for her mystery and young adult books.
