S. M. Goodwin

"Albert Beauchamp disappeared just before Christmas in 1856. When he reappears more than a year later, he’s in several pieces, packed in salt in a shipping crate in New Orleans. NYC inspectors Jasper Lightner and his partner, Hieronymus Law, are called in to investigate–but the further they dig into the wealthy financier’s background, the dirtier the story gets. On the surface, Beauchamp had a lot of friends. But, as they discover, each had...