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Set in 1840s New York City, the novel follows copper‑farmer Timothy Wilde, who reluctantly becomes entangled in a deadly arson plot aimed at corrupt Tammany Hall alderman Robert Symmes. As victory threatens to fall to Wilde’s brother, Valentine, political rivalries deepen, pulling the family into a web of danger. The story also introduces Mercy Underhill, whose unforeseen arrival and care for a desperate orphan heighten the stakes with personal turmoil.
First publish date: 2015
Genre: Mystery & Detective/Historical Mystery
Authors: Lyndsay Faye
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