01177cam a2200301 i 4500 1262065085 TxAuBib 201102s2020||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9781643855219 1643855212 (OCoLC)19951 TxAuBib rda Goodwin, S. M., author. Absence of mercy / S.M. Goodwin. First edition. New York : Crooked Lane, 2020. 308 pages ; 25 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Forced by his father's political connections to relocate to pre-Civil War New York, former Crimean War hero Jasper Lightner teams up with misfit detective Hieronymous Law to investigate a philanthropist's murder and wrongful charges targeting an innocent woman. Police New York (State) New York Fiction. Murder Investigation Fiction. New York (N.Y) History 19th century Fiction. Detective and mystery fiction. Historical fiction. Novels.