Murray Hall: A novel of the extraordinary and intriguing secret that rocked New York and the world

'A riveting and remarkable retelling of a true story.' - SARA SHERIDAN'A very enjoyable novel, one that can give pleasure and invite speculation at the same time.' - THE SCOTSMAN'His remarkable life story has, for the first time, been pieced together from myriad contemporary newspaper reports, historical archives and contradictory anecdotes to form a stunning new novel' - SUNDAY POSTNew York, 1901.Murray Hall is dead. A powerful politician, gambler and celebrated man about town, Hall seemed to have lived an extraordinary life.But when news of his death breaks, the papers reveal a secret he kept buried for decades, one that shocks the city and captures the world's attention. As an ambitious young journalist races to uncover the truth, Hall's life emerges as a masterclass in reinvention, ambition and survival.From Scotland to New York's political elite, this is the story of a man who rose high by staying silent, concealing a queer past that history was determined to erase. Inspired by a