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Who killed Dr. Harvey Burdell? Thoughthere are no witnesses and no clues, fingers point to Emma Cunningham,the refined, pale-skinned widow who managed Burdell's house and hisservants. Rumored to be a black-hearted gold digger with designs on thedoctor's name and fortune, Emma is immediately put under house arrestduring a murder investigation. A swift conviction is sure to catapultflamboyant district attorney Abraham Oakey Hall into the mayor's seat.But one formidable obstacle stands in his way: the defense attorneyHenry Clinton. Committed to justice and the law, Clinton will aid thevulnerable widow in her desperate fight to save herself from thegallows. Set in 1857 New York, this gripping mystery is also arichly detailed excavation of a lost age. Horan vividly re-creates atumultuous era characterized by a sensationalist press, aggressive newwealth, a booming real-estate market, corruption, racial conflict,economic inequality between men and women, and the erosion of the oldcodes of behavior. A tale of murder, sex, greed, and politics, thisspellbinding narrative transports readers to a time that eerily echoesour own.