Poison

Just beyond the Gilded Age, in the mist-covered streets of New York, the deadly Spanish influenza ripples through the city. But with so many victims in her close circle, young socialite Allene questions if the flu is really to blame. All appear to have been poisoned and every death was accompanied by a mysterious note…

All antiques dealer Abigail Timberlake Washburn wanted was to find a perfect gift for her darling (if not altogether together) mama Mozella's birthday. She never expected her online purchase of an exquisite, seventeenth-century rosewood linen chest to place her in federal custody, accused of trafficking in illegal ivory! Then insult is heaped on her injury when she's forced to turn to her lawyer-snake ex, Buford, to spring her—since ex-cop /current hubby Greg's “good ol' boy” contacts don't happen to include any feds.

Un homme Mathieu et sa demi-soeur Emma se disputent la responsabilité du meurtre de l’épouse, Julie-Anne. On découvre alors une famille peu commune où la haine prend le dessus sur l’amour. Qui a réellement tué Julie-Anne ? Et comment ? Un inspecteur peu banal entre en scène : Maud Graham. Personne n’a entendu parler de ce prétendu meurtre puisqu’il a été classé sous la rubrique « Accidents ». Maud Graham aura à démêler l’imbroglio causé par la mère, Catherine, qui déteste sa fille Emma, le père, Philippe, qui idôlatre Emma et déteste Mathieu, et Flore, l’aînée de Julie-Anne, qui est amoureuse de Mathieu.

This tour de force of investigative journalism—in the vein of The Next Civil War and Why We're Polarized—reveals how the battle between the right and left is spilling out from the darkest corners of the internet into the real world with often tragic consequences.