"Murder, blackmail, and betrayal, all set against the glittering backdrop of Washington society." --The Today Show No one knows the world of high society better that New York Times bestselling author Jane Stanton Hitchcock--and no one captures its behind-the-scenes scandals and secrets better. In Mortal Friends, the Edgar(R) Award-nominated author of Trick of the Eye and Social Crimes offers readers a comedy of manners and murders which Barbara Goldsmith describes as a "dizzying dash through the heights of Washington society, a high velocity novel with more twists than a corkscrew." Dominick Dunne said, "I had a great weekend with this book." Find out how the other half live--and die--by spending some quality time with Mortal Friends.