CITY OF LIARS AND THIEVES is the story of the murder of Elma Sands and the trial of Levi Weeks for that murder. Eve Karlin based this on a true event and does a masterful job of telling the story in the manner of a historical fiction.

You feel the love Caty had for her cousin Elma as she goes missing and is subsequently found dead. The way Eve Karlin not only tells their stories but the stories of the people who lived in Manhattan at that time and their hardships.

As the story of the trial begins Levi Weeks is defended by Arron Burr and Alexander Hamilton. The true stories of these historical characters and many more are fascinating. The trial and all the history of the events are well written. At the end of CITY OF LIARS AND THIEVES Eve Karlin gives all the historical accounts and information from the times and the outcome of the lives of all the people involved.

Eve Karlin writes a great story and historical account in CITY OF LIARS AND THIEVES. Once you start reading you won't stop until you're done.