The Girl from Greenwich Street: A Novel of Hamilton, Burr, and America's First Murder Trial

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Based 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 everyoneand no oneseemed to know.

At 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.

Just before Christmas 1799, Elma Sands slips out of her Quaker cousins boarding houseand doesnt come home.Has she elopedRun away No one knowsuntil her body appears in the Manhattan Well.

Her family insists they know who killed her.Handbills circulate around the city accusing a carpenter named Levi Weeks of seducing and murdering Elma.

But privately, quietly, Levis wealthy brother calls in a special favor....

Aaron 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.

Alexander 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 lifeand destroy each other.

Part murder mystery, part thriller, part true crime, The Girl From Greenwich Street revisits a dark corner of historywith a surprising twist ending that reveals the true story of the woman at the center of the tale.

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"Filled with vivid details, shocking truths, and two sly, strong women who bring panache and humor to every scene. I'm simply in awe of the masterful, magical way Lauren Willig makes history come alive." -- Fiona Davis, New York Times bestselling author of The Magnolia Palace, on Two Wars and a Wedding

"Lauren Willig delivers a winning epic of war and friendship. Readers will devour this riveting tale." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review) on Two Wars and a Wedding

"With her trademark wit and storytelling talent, Lauren Willig takes you on a journey into history that is both wildly entertaining and deeply heartfelt. You'll be rooting for this courageous, delightful heroine on every page." -- Simone St. James, New York Times bestselling author of The Book of Cold Cases, on Two Wars and a Wedding

"Brilliant...historical fiction at its absolute finest--with an intricately woven plot, vivid historical details, and complex female characters that you cannot help but root for from the start." -- Jane Healey, author of Goodnight from Paris, on Two Wars and a Wedding

"Vivid and unforgettable, with a captivating cast of entertaining characters and immersive historical details, Lauren Willig transports us to the front lines of two fascinating, yet often overlooked, conflicts. I loved the adventurous, strong-minded women of this book and their refusal to settle for anything less than exactly what they wanted." -- Elise Hooper, author of Angels of the Pacific, on Two Wars and a Wedding

Author Bio

Lauren Willig is also the New York Times bestselling author of the novels The Ashford Affair and That Summer as well as the Pink Carnation series, and is a RITA Award-winner for Best Regency Historical for The Mischief of the Mistletoe. An alumna of Yale University, she has a graduate degree in English history from Harvard and a J.D. from Harvard Law School. She lives in New York City, where she now writes full time.