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John Le Brun, a southern gentleman who cannot quite retire, finds himself in New York City in 1906, once again brought in to investigate a murder. At the Metropolitan Club, an unloved member has been found, killed within its walls, and shortly thereafter, his equally unlovable twin brother is also murdered. John finds himself drawn not only to these men's complicated family history--and deeply attracted to Lordis Goode, a distant relation who kept their house for them--but also to the world of New York men's clubs, both the Metropolitan and the Players. A lively Irish detective named Kevin O'Leary and the historical personages of J. P. Morgan, Joseph Pulitzer, and Stanford White play key roles in the action, which culminates in a theatrical switcheroo that stretches credibility but delivers a satisfying, melodramatic crescendo. Far stronger on period atmosphere than plot, this will appeal to readers who crave Gilded Age minutiae.
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In the summer of 1906, a member of the Metropolitan Club - one of New York's most prestigious and powerful men's clubs - is brutally murdered within its walls.The man eyewitnesses claim committed the crime was, in actuality, across town in plain view of a hundred reliable witnesses at the time of the murder.For J. P. Morgan, founding member of the Metropolitan Club, there is only one man who can be entrusted with the swift and proper resolution of this impossible crime --Sheriff John Le Brun of Jekyl Island, Georgia. Thrust in the midst of Manhattan's social and intellectual elite - including actor William Gillette, newspaperman Joseph Pulitzer, and financial colossal J. P. Morgan himself - Le Brun finds himself in a deadly struggle and race against time with an unseen foe, a mind perhaps as nimble as his own.
