Publisher's Synopsis
This true story of the most colorful and notorious law firm in American history offers an inside look at crime and punishment in the nineteenth century, and a whirlwind tour of New York's Gilded Age. In Howe & Hummel's prime, it would not have been unusual to see a leading politician, a pickpocket, a Broadway star, a bank robber, and a socialite all together in their waiting room, located conveniently across the street from the city jail. The partners gloried in their reputation and made a rich living from it. Howe and Hummel were not particularly good men, perfectly ready--even eager--to lie, cheat, and bribe on behalf of their clients. They did stop short of murder, though, a principle that played a critical role when the famous firm imploded in a truly spectacular web of deceit gone wrong.--From. publisher description.
