It was the crime of the century—a riveting fictionalized account of the greatest tabloid scandal in 19th-century American history, a tale of murder, sex, greed, and politics in pre-Civil War New York City
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- Harper
- Carton Qty: 32
- Selling Territory: W
- 60,000
- Subsidiary Rights: First Serial, UK, Audio: Harper; Translation, Dramatic: Marly Rusoff & Associates
- On Sale: 3/30/2010
- Fiction
- Tr 9780061773969 $25.99 ($33.99)
- 368 pages; 6 1/8 x 9
- 4 b/w illustrations;
• The murder of Dr. Burdell was the biggest news story of the first half of the 19th century, occupying the front pages of every major newspaper of the time.
• In the vein of The Alienist, Horan transports readers back to New York City of the 19th century with an unending series of suspenseful twists and turns, and addresses many issues that have remained relevant since that time—race and gender equality, a sensationalist media, the lure of real estate, political corruption, and more.
• Like Edith Wharton did with Lily Bart in The House of Mirth, Ellen Horan uses the life and experiences of Emma Cummingham to illuminate the plight of single and widowed women struggling to survive without the protection of a husband or family connections, under injust and unequal economic and sexual strictures of 19th-century society.
• 31 Bond Street borrows from trial transcripts, newspaper articles, and historical records to add rich detail to the novel.
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