![]() Agent: Betsy Lerner, Dunow, Carlson, and Lerner. ISBN-13: 9780670014859 Summary A riveting tale from the author of The Orphanmaster about a wild girl from Nevada who lands in Manhattan’s Gilded Age society. Zimmerman (The Orphanmaster) keeps the truth hidden until the end, combining suspense with an unsettling look into a tormented mind. Savage Girl Jean Zimmerman, 2014 Penguin Group USA 416 pp. Hugo’s parents decide to civilize the girl, and introduce her into society on their return to New York. ![]() In Virginia City, Nev., he becomes fascinated with a sideshow freak, the so-called Savage Girl, allegedly raised by wolves. ![]() Hugo, a Harvard student recently released from a sanatorium, accompanies his family on a cross-country trip. On the night of May 19, 1876, 22-year-old Hugo Delegate awaits the arrival of the police at a house overlooking Manhattan’s Gramercy Park, the site of a savage murder committed by either him or a “girl murderess.” Hugo soon reveals that the victim, a “longtime acquaintance and sometime friend,” is but the latest in a series, and after his arrest, he presents the complex backstory to his defense attorney. The prologue of Zimmerman’s superior historical thriller will suck most readers in instantly. ![]()
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