NEW YORK, N.Y., April 12, 2021-- SISTERHOOD OF THE INFAMOUS, the second novel by Jane Rosenberg LaForge, has earned a coveted starred review from Publishers Weekly, considered one of the most highly regarded sources for book reviews in the publishing industry.
SISTERHOOD OF THE INFAMOUS is an “exceptionally thoughtful murder mystery,”
Publishers Weekly wrote. “…LaForge keeps readers wondering what the truth is while balancing a whodunit with a deep look at the complex relationship between two sisters.”
A starred review is considered an “unbiased indication of truly outstanding quality,” according to the Publishers Weekly BookLife FAQ website (https://booklife.com/about-us/publishers-weekly-reviews-faqs.html). Reviews are written by experts in the book’s genre or field and are published anonymously in the print magazine and on publishersweekly.com.
The novel, published by New Meridian Arts Press of New York on Feb. 23, 2021, has also received outstanding reviews from Kirkus and Foreword Reviews. Kirkus called SISTERHOOD “powerful family drama” and Foreword said the book is “a thrilling and gritty novel,” with details “as painful and bright as a slash of blood.”
SISTERHOOD is the story of the Ross sisters as they navigate the murder investigation of Jasmine, a ground-breaking singer songwriter who is known both as America’s sweetheart and a popular role model for LGBTQ listeners. The story of SISTERHOOD OF THE INFAMOUS is part murder mystery, part meditation on the costs of fame and celebrity, and part investigation into sibling rivalry, identity, and growing up LGBTQ in the 1970’s.
At the dawn of the storied punk rock movement in Los Angeles, Barbara Ross was at its center, as a member of an all-girl punk outfit and the lover and protégé of Jasmine, one of punk’s rising stars. After high school, Jasmine grew up to become a pop music powerhouse, while Barbara pursued a career as an academic and software engineer.
Shortly after Jasmine’s murder, police want to interview Barbara as a “person of interest,” but discover her bedridden and dying of breast cancer. Barbara’s older sister, a retired ballerina, is keeping watch over her, and wondering more each day whether Barbara could have had a role in what the media says is the murder of the century.
