Sentenced to hang for her role in a murder that shocked Victorian London, Sarah confronts the young lawyer asked to examine her guilty verdict. She says she is innocent, but in this Edgar Award-winning debut, Sarah refuses to explain the evidence that convicted her. Battling his own demons, Edmund Fleetwood is determined to find the truth—and to uncover why Sarah won't talk. As the day of execution draws closer, Edmund struggles to discover whether she is the victim of a wrongful conviction, or a dangerous and devious criminal.