Why does a woman admit to a murder so horrible the body can’t be identified as a man or a woman? Because it’s better than what she really did. It was the crime of the decade in 1932. And it really happened, although not quite this way. A dismembered, decomposing body is found stuffed in a steamer trunk. Pearl Tild confesses to it because it is a distraction. If everyone thinks about death, no one will ask about love… who she loves, and why.

“This fascinating study of human behavior wraps around a cleverly written murder mystery where the identity of both victim and murderer are held in secret until the last possible moment. Degnore subtly peels back narrative layers to bring Pearl’s deepest fears and desires to the surface…”

Roberta Degnore is the author of twelve novels (under pseudonyms, currently being re-issued under her name). She is also an award winning screenwriter and filmmaker. She holds a Ph.D. in psychology from the Graduate Center of the City University of New York and an MFA in screenwriting from UCLA. Always moving in broad arcs instead of straight lines, she travels widely and learns whatever she can wherever she is.

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