โ Scribed by Eve Karlin
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The spellbinding story behind the lyrics to "Non-Stop" from Broadway's Hamilton, "the first murder trial of our brand-new nation" comes to life in this debut novel set in post-Revolution New York City, where a conspiracy involving Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr erupts in shattering violence.
It's the summer of 1799, and Manhattan is a teeming cesspool of stagnant swamps and polluted rivers. The city is desperate for clean water as fires wreak devastation and the death toll from yellow fever surges.
Political tensions are rising, too. It's an election year, and Alexander Hamilton is hungry for power. So is his rival, Aaron Burr, who has announced the formation of the Manhattan Water Company. But their private struggle becomes very public when the body of Elma Sands is found at the bottom of a city well built by Burr's company.
Resolved to see justice done, Elma's cousin, Catherine Ring, becomes both witness and avenger. She soon finds, however, that the...
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