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Incognito

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Penguin Group US, Jul 5, 2011 - Fiction - 320 pages
An elegant literary mystery set during the Gilded Age.

New York City, 1911. Representing the widow of a Wall Street financier, lawyer William Dysart travels to a small Long Island town with a generous offer for Miss Sybil Curtis's cottage and five acres of land. But when Sybil refuses to sell, the widow threatens to use her influence with the state to seize the property.

Intrigued by Sybil's defiance and afflicted by a growing affection for her, William develops a desire to help her that becomes an obsession he cannot define, one that tears away the facade of his life, and presents him with truths he's unprepared to face.


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User Review  - Krista Mercer - Goodreads

Oh, how I wanted to like this book. An Edith Wharton-esque plot, with a conflicted hero and a mysterious heroine? Yes, please! But somehow neither the characters nor their motivations grabbed me, and I could not finish. Read full review

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User Review  - AtlantaTwin - Goodreads

I couldn't put it down -- absolutely perfect read with a snowstorm going on outside. I kept thinking I had all the mysteries solved, but each turn of events kept proving my ever-changing theories to ... Read full review

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