Overview
Perfect for fans of Sherry Thomas and Deanna Raybourn, taking us from the cityās gilded mansions to its meanest streets, Mollie Ann Coxās debut historical mystery transports readers to center stage in a time of grave political danger.
New York, 1804. Americaās beloved Alexander Hamilton lies dead after a duel with Aaron Burr.Ā Meanwhile, Eliza Hamiltonās eighteen-year-old son, Alexander Jr., was seen fighting with a man in a tavern the night before his fatherās duel and quickly comes under suspicion for murder when the man turns up dead.Ā
Eliza searches for ways to clear her sonās name, even as she is grieving, but as she combs through her late husbandās 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 familyābut is Eliza now holding proof of Alexanderās innocence?
Deep in debt and despair, with eight children to support, Eliza turns to selling her handmade laceāand is drawn into a mysterious network of widow lacemakers who are intimately connected to New Yorkās high-society families. They know their dead husbandsā secretsāand soon, Eliza begins to piece together the truth.
Thereās 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 husbandās and sonās names but keep herself out of the killerās sights.
This book title, The Lace Widow, ISBN: 9781639105281, by Mollie Ann Cox, published by CROOKED LANE BOOKS (December 12, 2023) is available in hardcover. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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