Bronze Hand

A young lawyer named Mr. Abbott makes a fateful choice in Baltimore: he offers to help his beautiful neighbor Miss Calhoun recover a stolen ring. What seems like a simple act of chivalry draws him instead into the dark heart of a political conspiracy operating in shadow. The ring holds secrets that could expose a powerful organization operating at the highest levels of government, and Abbott soon finds himself navigating coded messages, clandestine meetings, and enemies who will kill to keep their plans hidden. As danger mounts and his trust is tested, Abbott must unravel the mystery before the conspiracy claims its next victim. Anna Katharine Green, the pioneering woman who virtually invented the detective novel, weaves intellectual deduction with genuine romantic tension in this layered mystery. The result is a Victorian thriller that proves some doors, once opened, cannot be closed.