Seven for a Secret

In this gripping mystery by Edgar-nominated author Lyndsay Faye, set in the nascent days of the NYPD, reluctant officer Timothy Wilde confronts a harrowing underworld of human trafficking where free Northerners of color are kidnapped and sold into slavery. When a distressed Lucy Adams enters his office claiming her family has been stolen, Timothy and his estranged brother Valentine are drawn into a perilous search that reveals chilling complicity within law enforcement and ruthless political stakes. As they uncover shocking truths, Timothy grapples with his values and the safety of his loved ones in a world teetering on the brink of moral collapse.