The Impersonator

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“Miley shows a deft touch and sets a blistering pace…Leah Randall/Jesse Carr leaps off the pages in this Roaring Twenties period piece that drips with bathtub gin, truck-size cars, outsize personalities, money, high stakes, and enough twists, turns, and sleights of hand to keep one reading late into the night…Simply put, this book is FUN.” David Baldacci

“Mary Miley has delivered a tale that lures us into the dangerous underworld of Prohibition: rum smugglers, bootleggers, and the glamorous lost realm of vaudeville, ruled by troupers like Mae West, W. C. Fields, Eddie Cantor, and Jack Benny, a realm so real that we can almost smell the greasepaint. The Impersonator is an exciting debut that climaxes at the very tip of the rockbound coast of the Pacific Northwest, in a literal cliffhanger!” Katherine Neville, New York Times bestselling author

“Miley’s lively debut follows vaudeville actress Leah Randall as she takes on the most challenging role of her young life—impersonating an heiress…The story is engrossing, the characters satisfyingly larger than life, and one can only hope for an encore from the smart, feisty, and talented heroine.”  Publishers Weekly (starred review)

“Miley’s clever historical debut successfully portrays an intricate puzzle featuring multiple cons. Her protagonist dazzles us with her fearlessness.” Library Journal

“Compelling characters, an engaging story line, and a heroine with lots of moxie make this a thoroughly enjoyable read.” Booklist

“In a mystery set during the Roaring ’20s, an actress takes on the role of a lifetime—if someone doesn’t kill her first…Historian Miley, winner of the Minotaur Books/Mystery Writers of America First Crime Novel Award, presents a colorfully detailed mystery…and a heroine whom readers will want to see succeed.” Kirkus Reviews