In the Shadow of Gotham is the winner of the 2010 Edgar Award for Best First Novel.

With this taut, atmospheric, and original story of a haunted man who must search for a killer while on the run from his own demons, Stefanie Pintoff s In the Shadow of Gotham marks the debut of an outstanding new talent, the inaugural winner of the Minotaur Books/Mystery Writers of America Best First Crime Novel Competition. But what would have led Fromley, with his history of violent behavior and brutal fantasies, to seek out Sarah, a notable mathematics student and a proper young lady who has little in common with his previous targets? Is Fromley really a murderer, or is someone mimicking him?This is what Simon Ziele must find out, with the help of the brilliant but self interested Alistair Sinclair before the killer strikes again. After just one day of investigation, Simon s contacted by Columbia University s noted criminologist Alistair Sinclair, who offers a startling claim about one of his patients, Michael Fromley that the facts of the murder bear an uncanny resemblance to Fromley s deranged mutterings. But only a few months into his new life in a quiet country town, he’s faced with the most shocking homicide of his career to date: Young Sarah Wingate has been brutally murdered in her own bedroom in the middle of an otherwise calm and quiet winter afternoon. Still reeling from the tragedy, Ziele transferred to a police department north of New York, to escape the city and all the memories it conjured. Detective Simon Ziele lost his fianc e in the General Slocum ferry disaster a thousand perished on that summer day in 1904 when an onboard fire burned the boat down in the waters of the East River. But what could lead this Michael Fromley, with his history of violent behavior, to target such a proper young lady? Is Michael really behind the murder or is someone mimicking him? Ziele must discover the truth in this story of a haunted man on the trail of a killer while on the run from his own demons.Dobson, New York, 1905. His investigation quickly takes him to Columbia University criminologist Alistair Sinclair and one of his patients. But shortly after starting anew, he catches the worst homicide of his career: a young woman brutally murdered in her own bedroom in the middle of the afternoon. Detective Simon Ziele lost his fiancée in the 1904 General Slocum ferry disaster and flees New York City for Dobson, New York, to escape the memories of her death. Stefanie Pintoff Synopsis: In the Shadow of Gotham by Stefanie Pintoff is the first novel featuring Simon Ziele. If You Like Stefanie Pintoff Books, You’ll Love…

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