by Heather Marshall
**1961:** Emily Radcliffe works as an editorial assistant at _Chatelaine_ magazine, surrounded by the best women journalists in the country, whose articles tackle the controversial topics no other women’s publication dares to touch. When a bombshell letter from an inmate at the notorious Mercer Women’s Prison lands on Emily’s desk, she senses a scoop that could launch her career as a real, hard-boiled journalist. But after going undercover to investigate the inmate’s shocking claims, Emily disco
Genres: Historical Fiction
Tropes: Prison Setting, Detective, Trauma Rep, Buried secrets, Undercover Mission, Dark Past, Secrets and Revelations
ISBN: 978-0593975527
480 pages
Published: 2026-06-16
Publisher: Ballantine Books