Perfect for fans of Sherry Thomas and Deanna Raybourn, taking us from the citys gilded mansions to its meanest streets, Mollie Ann Coxs debut historical mystery transports readers to center stage in a time of grave political danger. New York, 1804. Americas beloved Alexander Hamilton lies dead after a duel with Aaron Burr. Meanwhile, Eliza Hamiltons eighteenyearold son, Alexander Jr., was seen fighting with a man in a tavern the night before his fathers duel and quickly comes under suspicion for murder when the man turns up dead. Eliza searches for ways to clear her sons name, even as she is grieving, but as she combs through her late husbands papers, she finds evidence of a plot to steal money from the government during his tenure as secretary of state. Hamilton was accused of stealing that money, and it was a scandal that almost broke the family but is Eliza now holding proof of Alexanders innocence? Deep in debt and despair, with eight children to support, Eliza turns to selling her handmade lace and is drawn into a mysterious network of widow lacemakers who are intimately connected to New Yorks highsociety families. They know their dead husbands secrets and soon, Eliza begins to piece together the truth. Theres a dark plot connected with the duel, as one by one, witnesses to the bout are being killed. Now, Eliza must not only clear her husbands and sons names but keep herself out of the killers sights.

Binding: Paperback;288 pages; Publisher: Turnaround Pub. Serv. Ltd; Classification: FF; Weight: 416 g; Dimensions: 209 x 140 x 24

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