A Madness So Discreet
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A Madness So Discreet[1] is a mystery novel written by Mindy McGinnis,[2] published by Katherine Tegen Books (a subsidiary of HarperCollins[3]) on 6 October 2016. It won the Edgar Award for Best Young Adult in 2016.[4]
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Author | Mindy McGinnis |
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Genre | Historical fiction, Young adult, Mystery |
Published | 2015 |
Publisher | Katherine Tegen Books |
Pages | 376 |
Awards | Edgar Award for Best Young Adult (2016) |
ISBN | 978-0-062-32086-5 |
Website | A Madness So Discreet |
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Set in Boston, and later Ohio, the novel is told from the point of view of Grace Mae, a young woman from a prominent family forced into an insane asylum to cover up her out of wedlock pregnancy. After befriending a fellow inmate who notices the sharpness of her mind Grace manages to escape and moves to Ohio where she takes up a life solving crime.