The author of City of Lies returns to nineteenth-century New York
City to find Christmas in the air, a police detective and a midwife with
love in their hearts, and a wealthy widow accused of murder...
Detective Sergeant Frank Malloy and Sarah Brandt aren't the only ones
who've recently tied the knot. Family friend Mrs. O'Neill was delighted
when her daughter, Una, wed the seemingly wealthy and charming Randolph
Pollock. But there's a problem. Una was found cradling her dead
husband's body. Rendered mute by the ordeal, she cannot explain what
happened and now stands charged with murder.
Mrs. O'Neill would like Frank to investigate the case and save Una, yet
with Frank and Sarah still on their honeymoon, it's up to the other
members of their newly formed household to do some detective work. But
solving the mystery behind Pollock's death means first discovering the
truth about who he really is...