Someone has to take the blame. When the Britannia Theatre's balcony collapses, killing over a dozen people, the fingers point at the architect. He should have known better, should have made it safer, should have done something.
In 1886 New York, a respectable architect shouldn't have any connection to the notorious gang of thieves and killers that rules the underbelly of the city. But when John Cross's son racks up an unfathomable gambling debt to Kent's Gents, Cross must pay it back himself. All he has to do is use his inside knowledge of high society mansions and museums to craft a robbery even the smartest detectives won't solve.
In 1886, when the son of respected New York architect John Cross finds himself deeply in debt to a notorious gang that rules the underworld of the city, his father must help the gang pull off a robbery with his intimate knowledge of the city's mansions and museums. But as Cross's skills become more valuable to the gang, his life hangs in a delicate balance.
