Ghosts of Gotham

Irresistibly drawn to mysteries, if only to debunk them, reporter Lionel Page exposes supernatural frauds, swindlers, and charlatans. His latest case is an obsessionat least for an ancient and wealthy heiress: verify the authenticity of a lost Edgar Allan Poe manuscript circulating through New York Citys literary underworld. But the shrewd Regina Dunkle offers more than money. Its a pact. Fulfill her request, and Lionels own notorious buried past, one hes been running from since he was a child, will remain hidden. As Lionels quest begins, so do the warnings. And where rare books go, murder follows. Its only when Lionel meets enigmatic stranger Madison Hannah, his personal usher into the citys secret history, that he realizes hes being guided by a force more powerful than logicand that he isnt just following a story. He is the story. Now that the true purpose of his mission is revealing itself in the most terrifying ways, it may finally be time for Lionel to believe in the unbelievable.