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TWO GUNSHOTS. A HASTY SUICIDE VERDICT. AND A CITY DETERMINED TO BURY THE TRUTH ALONGSIDE THE BODY.
The 1885 death of wealthy, Black entrepreneur Benjamin J. Burton in Gilded Age Newport, Rhode Island, unearthed a scandal driven by greed and ambition.
The key to solving the mystery surrounding Burton’s suspicious death would fall to an unlikely trio:
A rising young attorney, a tenacious Pinkerton Detective, and the town’s most notorious provocateur in skirts.
Based on the authors’ popular non-fiction account published by narratively.com and smithsonianmag.com,
A Harbor of Deceit, lays bare the sordid details of a 19th-century crime that once riveted the nation.
“Kay Adams and Nancy Markey combine meticulous historical research with masterful and intimate storytelling.
The result is a dynamic page-turner that transports readers to the splendor of Gilded Age Newport while spotlighting
a forgotten case that demands attention.”
Brendan Spiegel, founder and editor, Narratively