Paris, 1892. The American historian Henry Adams, grandson of one president
and great-grandson of another, is looking for Miriam Talbot, a young woman
he is taken with.When he arrives at her given address, he finds no one has
seen her. And when another woman's body is fished out of the Seine and
identified as hers, Adams knows she is in trouble. Adams soon discovers
that Miriam's disappearance is somehow involved with the great Panama Affair
that threatens to engulf France. Zencey's suspenseful and brilliant novel offers
an exquisite balance of intrigue and history.
