I don’t know what I was expecting when I started reading this book but it was not what I got. And I mean that in a good way! So much going on. I was on the edge of my seat for almost every page.

In late 1800s New York, there lives a girl of dualities. She is two people, lives two lives, has two hearts. An outcast from her wealthy family, she makes her living in a less than savory way. A member of the seedy underworld, she walks a dangerous line and could just as soon end up with a knife in her back as money in her hand. And the knife might be far closer than she thinks.

This book was so good. I’m not often surprised when reading a thriller. I usually figure things out fairly quickly (probably because I read so many of them). But I’ve got to admit, this one almost got me. Twists and turns galore. And pretty much everyone is more than they seem. Betrayal is a second language to almost all of them.
It also has a female main character that takes no prisoners and is determined to make it on her own. In a time when women were often scoffed at and dismissed, she firmly stands her ground with the men.

Oh and I did mention that the author is a doctor?!? She gives hope to those of us that work a grueling job and wants to break free into the world of books ❤️