31 Bond Street by Ellen Horan (2010)
This is the book I ended up taking on my vacation, and it was perfect!
This debut novel is both a well-researched historical study of New York City in the pre-Civil War era and a fine legal thriller. Based on an actual murder, the story centers around Emma Cunningham, put on trial for the murder of Dr. Harvey Burdell in 1857. The murder was brutal, the trial sensational, and Horan's fictionalized account of what may have actually happened compelling.
If you were a fan of Caleb Carr's novel The Alienist you'll enjoy this impressive novel.
31 Bond Street is available in the Fiction section of the Chicopee Public Library.
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