A Madness So Discreet

A Madness So Discreet is a mystery novel written by Mindy McGinnis, published by Katherine Tegen Books (a subsidiary of HarperCollins) on 6 October 2016. It won the Edgar Award for Best Young Adult in 2016.

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.