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This book has gotten good reviews and was on the short list for the Edgar Award, given to the best of the Mystery genre. What is special about this book is that it is set in New York City in 1845. New York is just forming its first police force and
it is a real challenge. When Timothy Wilde, one of the first patrolmen, collides with a small girl running through the dark streets in a bloody night dress,Timothy stumbles onto his first perplexing case.
