Confessions of a Mystery Novelist....: Lie to Me...

In that novel, the management of the Haworth Hotel decides to host a New Year's Eve gala, to boost occupancy during a typically slow time of the year. The ball is a great success; in fact, every room in the hotel is taken, so some guests are given rooms in the hotel's smaller annexe. ... Since, at the time this book was written, abortion was not legall in the United States, Lee risks jail not only for malpractice, but also for performing an illegal abortion. ...