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In early New York City, Detective Timothy Wilde, newly appointed to the burgeoning police force, is drawn into a web of crime when Mrs. Lucy Adams, a frightened immigrant, is found in the Tombs. Facing the influx of immigrants, Wilde confronts the brutal blackbirders—slave traders profiting from the city’s growing demand for enslaved people. As he navigates the city's criminal underbelly, Wilde must balance his own hardened experiences with the injustice surrounding him, fighting to protect the vulnerable amid the era’s chaotic expansion.
First publish date: 2013
Genre: Historical Fiction/19th Century Historical Fiction
Authors: Lyndsay Faye
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