Quinn Sinclair, who uses the name Mrs. Paschal professionally, and her partner, Mr Garnick, get two seemingly unrelated cases the same day. One to help a man prove he didn’t kill his wife, and another to help a lawyer find reasonable doubt that his client killed her ex-lover’s family. Oddly enough, more and more pieces start tying the two together.This tantalizing tale of the 19th century Chicago comes complete with corrupt politicians, yellow-press reporters, gambling parlors, and bawdy houses run by colorful madams. At every corner of her investigation, Quinn Paschal finds more suspects, and not just a few red herrings. Oh yeah, and someone seems intent on killing her for good measure!
