31 Bond Street, Ellen Horan
31 Bond Street, Ellen Horan
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31 Bond Street
A Novel

Author: Ellen Horan

Narrator: Adam Grupper

Unabridged: 10 hr 24 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperAudio

Published: 03/30/2010


Synopsis

“The skill with which Ellen Horan has braided true crime with thoughtful novelizing is pure pleasure.… Caleb Carr meets Scott Turow. What could possibly be better?”
— Beverly Swerling, author of City of God “An impressive blend of imagination and history as it vividly brings to life one of New York’s City’s most notorious crimes. Ellen Horan has written a novel that, once begun, will be difficult for any reader to put down.” — Ron Rash, New York Times bestselling author of Serena 31 Bond Street, an unforgettable literary debut from Ellen Horan, is based on the true story of a brutal murder, a desperate mother and mistress, and the vicious constraints of 19th century society. Fans of Caleb Carr’s The Alienist, Edith Wharton’s The House of Myrth, and John Berendt’s Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil will love the stunning prose and beautiful imagery of 31 Bond Street.

About Ellen Horan

Ellen Horan has worked as a studio artist and as a photo editor for magazines and books in New York City. She lives in downtown Manhattan, the setting of her first novel.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Arah-Lynda on November 04, 2016

This is a novel wove around one of the most sensationalized crimes of the 19th century. One morning in 1857, the body of Dr. Harvey Burdell, a dentist, living in high style at 31 Bond Street, New York City is found brutally murdered in his office by an errand boy. Emma Cunningham, a widow with two d......more

Goodreads review by Tara on February 22, 2010

I am writing this even tho I have 50 pages left in order to be sure I don't reveal anything I shouldn't. This is by far one of the best books of 2010 and I can honestly state that just a mere two months into the year. I have not been able to put the book down. It's like an episode of Law and Order i......more

Goodreads review by Sophie on December 13, 2015

Published: 01/02/2011 Author: Ellen Horan This was an absoulutely amazing book! It was very hard to put it down, it is definately a 'page turner' in this book we follow the investigation to find out who killed the dentist (Dr Harvey Burdell) we see it from the view of Emma Cunningham and Samuel. It is......more