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nBased on the true story of a famous trial, this novel is Law and Order: 1800, as Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr investigate the shocking murder of a young woman who everyone--and no one--seemed to know.n nAt the start of a new century, a shocking murder transfixes Manhattan, forcing bitter rivals Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr to work together to save a man from the gallows. n nJust before Christmas 1799, Elma Sands slips out of her Quaker cousins boarding house--and doesnt come home. Has she eloped? Run away? No one knows--until her body appears in the Manhattan Well.n nHer family insists they know who killed her. Handbills circulate around the city accusing a carpenter named Levi Weeks of seducing and murdering Elma. n nBut privately, quietly, Levis wealthy brother calls in a special favor....n nAaron Burrs legal practice cant finance both his expensive tastes and his ambition to win the 1800 New York elections. To defend Levi Weeks is a double win: a hefty fee plus a chance to grab headlines.n nAlexander Hamilton has his own political aspirations; he isnt going to let Burr monopolize the publics attention. If Burr is defending Levi Weeks, then Hamilton will too. As the trial and the election draw near, Burr and Hamilton race against time to save a mans life--and destroy each other.n nPart murder mystery, part thriller, part true crime, The Girl From Greenwich Street revisits a dark corner of history--with a surprising twist ending that reveals the true story of the woman at the center of the tale.n
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