A bitter wind blows through the slums of the East Side as a lonely wanderer stops before a cathedral, and from that night the story follows two men whose lives are tied together by a hidden wrong. Paula, a young woman drawn into their affairs, finds herself among deserted mansions and old grudges as the threat hanging over them comes nearer.
A long, melodramatic novel of New York life by the writer who helped invent the American detective story. Download the free EPUB.