When a fire destroys his home, his place of business, his life savings, and even a part of his face, barman Timothy Wilde has no choice but to abandon all hope of marrying his true love and instead accept his odious brother’s offer of a commission in the brand new New York City Police Department. As one of the first of the copper stars, Wilde is forced to confront the issues and the vices plaguing 1845 New York: prostitution, rampant poverty, filth, disease, lawlessness, and […]