The Green Ace (The Hildegarde Withers Mysteries Book 11)

On a steamy day on Staten Island, a speeding car crashes into a delivery truck. The driver, Andy Rowan, is found unconscious in the front seat, while a dead blonde woman lies in the back. She was an aspiring Miss America from Brooklyn; he was her press agent. Police, judge, and jury quickly conclude the case is straightforward, and a year later, Andy awaits execution in the electric chair. Hildegarde Withers, a retired schoolteacher who investigates crimes, believes Andy is innocent. She has nine days to prove it and save his life. The New York Times has called Withers "one of the world's shrewdest and most amusing detectives." This is the eleventh book in the Hildegarde Withers Mysteries series.