The Thirteenth Husband
  • Published: 29 October 2024
  • ISBN: 9781728294070
  • Imprint: Sourcebooks Landmark
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 320
  • RRP: $32.99

The Thirteenth Husband

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29 Oct 2024
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27 Aug 2024
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Tearing through millions of dollars, four continents, a hearty collection of husbands, and multiple run-ins with a mysterious psychic, real-life heiress Aimee Crocker blazes an unbelievable trail of public notoriety and private pain in the newest novel from acclaimed historical fiction author of The Arctic Fury.

"A whirlwind…A truly wonderful read." —Fiona Davis, New York Times bestselling author of The Spectacular

From the acclaimed author of The Arctic Fury:

Based on a real woman from history, The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo meets The Haunting of Hill House in this fictional tell-all narrated by the glamorous Aimee Crocker, revealing everything from her mischievous days in German finishing school to dinners with Hawaiian royalty to lavish Astor parties in Manhattan. But behind Aimee's public notoriety, there's private pain.

When Aimee is ten years old, as the night dips into the witching hour, the Woman in White appears to her. Minutes later, Aimee's father is dead—and Aimee inherits a fortune. But the Woman in White never really leaves Aimee, appearing as a sinister specter before every tragedy in her life. Despite Aimee's wealth, her cross-continental travels, and her increasingly shocking progression through husbands, Aimee is haunted by the unidentifiable Woman's mysterious motivations.

Tearing through millions of dollars, four continents, and a hearty collection of husbands, real-life heiress Aimee Crocker blazed an unbelievable trail of public scandal, private tragedy, and the kind of strong independent woman the 1880s had never seen. Her life was stranger than fiction and brighter than the stars, and she whirled through her days as if she was being chased by something larger than herself. Greer Macallister brilliantly takes us into her world and spins a tale that you won't soon forget.
  • Published: 29 October 2024
  • ISBN: 9781728294070
  • Imprint: Sourcebooks Landmark
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 320
  • RRP: $32.99
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About the author

Greer Macallister

Raised in the Midwest, Greer Macallister is a novelist, poet, short story writer, and playwright who earned her MFA in Creative Writing from American University. Her debut novel The Magician’s Lie was a USA Today bestseller, an Indie Next pick, and a Target Book Club selection. It has been optioned for film by Jessica Chastain's Freckle Films. Her novel Girl In Disguise, also an Indie Next pick, received a starred review from Publishers Weekly, which called it “a well-told, superb story.” She lives with her family in Washington, DC.

Also by Greer Macallister

The Arctic Fury
Woman 99
Girl in Disguise
The Magician's Lie
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Praise for The Thirteenth Husband

A whirlwind tour of the life and loves of incomparable Aimee Crocker. Macallister deftly captures the raucous, devil-may-care attitude of a woman who wasn’t afraid of scandal, while also beautifully depicting her more vulnerable side – especially when it came to matters of the heart. A truly wonderful read.

Fiona Davis, New York Times bestselling author of The Spectacular

An absorbing portrait of a fascinating woman, The Thirteenth Husband explores the raucous life of Aimée Crocker: millionaire, mystic, and iconoclast. In Macallister's skillful hands, Crocker comes to vibrant, sensational life. I couldn't look away!

Heather Webb, USA TODAY bestselling author of Queens of London

In a story as captivating as the real-life heiress Aimee Crocker who inspires it, The Thirteenth Husband takes its readers on a journey across cultures and continents, through fortunes and, of course, husbands. Utterly gripping.

Marie Benedict, New York Times bestselling author of The Mystery of Mrs. Christie and The First Ladies

An evocative and sprawling tale, The Thirteenth Husband is resplendent with extravagance, magic, and yearning. Macallister elegantly captures the essence of a spectacular and complicated woman living life to the very fullest, and Aimee Crocker is a flawed heroine to be celebrated.

Noelle Salazar, USA TODAY bestselling author of The Flight Girls
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