When the most famous toddler in America, Charles Lindbergh, Jr., is kidnapped, the case makes international headlines. Celebrated for his flight across the Atlantic, his father, Charles, Sr., is the country’s golden boy, with his wealthy, lovely wife, Anne Morrow Lindbergh, by his side. A Scottish immigrant far from home and bruised from a love affair gone wrong, Betty Gow finds Colonel Lindbergh odd, Mrs. Lindbergh kind yet nervous, and Charlie simply a darling. But when Charlie disappears, the police think someone inside the house was involved, making Betty the prime suspect. To clear her name and find justice for the child she loves, Betty must find the truth about what happened that fateful night.
Nominated for the Agatha, Anthony and Sue Feder Memorial awards for Best Historical
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“The reader feels Betty’s agony, and the suspicion levied upon her for what she did or didn’t do. Fredericks fills in substantial details from real life, but never forgets to put the human cost, and its lasting damage, at the forefront of her narrative.”—The New York Times
“An admirable and involving historical novel. Its early sections bring the reader intimately into Betty’s eventful upstairs-downstairs world, making the latter parts—including the nanny’s participation in the accused kidnapper’s trial—all the more dramatic.”—Wall Street Journal
"Mariah Fredericks has combined research and a novelist’s imagination to produce an unusually sophisticated and moving piece of historical fiction."—Lisa Henricksson, Air Mail
"A terrific read from a seriously thoughtful writer."—The Daily Mail (UK)
“Nerve wracking…brilliant.”—First Clue, starred review.
"Fredericks is an expert at capturing history's ordinary voices in extraordinary circumstances, and The Lindbergh Nanny is her best yet. An eyewitness view of a still-shocking event that makes for perfect historical fiction." ―Crime Reads, "21 New and Upcoming Historical Fiction Titles to Check Out This Summer"