From the back cover - "Steven Saylor...blends real-life characters and meticulous historical research into a chilling fictional narrative about America's first recorded serial killings and one of [America's] most celebrated short story writers, O. Henry. And just like O. Henry's famous denouements, [this] novel promises to deliver 'A Twist At the End'."
This is my first Saylor book and I think he is a brilliant writer!
1885 Texas, 7 women are killed,including Will Porters lover. Ten years later finds Will living in New York as O. Henry who can't escape his memeries or blackmail letters inviting him to return to Texas to discover a path to his own tormented mind.
