The Scandalous Case of Edith Van Eyes

A conniving man of the cloth. An inconvenient wife with unruly desires and ambition. Marriage can be murder in this gripping historical political thriller set in Gilded Age Gotham.

Who will survive?

Aspiring artist Edith Van Eyes paints pictures that are erotic, honest and shocking. Her husband, charismatic minister Laurence, schemes to be rid of her and keep her wealth, as he pursues marriage to an even greater fortune.

His plot draws in a provocative female cast: Notorious actress Maude Goff; beautiful prostitute Vivienne, seeking to escape Black Roger McKenna, one of Boss Tweed's most fearsome thugs; and Luce, the housemaid torn between love and loyalty. Their courage, and Edith's, will be tested to the limit.

Conspiracies collide; murder is committed. And as Edith's life hangs in the balance, plots and people converge in a thrilling trial that transfixes with city.

The Scandalous Case of Edith Van Eyes is twisty historical suspense set in a vivid and teeming New York City textured with real-life events and characters. Deeply resonant and urgently relevant. A must-read.