In a small New Zealand town of the gold-rush years, settlers, diggers and drifters cross paths, and among them moves a man named Sartoris with gold in his pockets. Grace built the novel on the most remarkable criminal trial in the colony’s history, a case that fascinated Mark Twain when he toured Australasia.
A rare colonial New Zealand novel drawn from real events, for lovers of historical crime. Download the free EPUB.
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