He kept his secret for a lifetime. Now the truth will rock New York. Itis 1901, and Dr Gallagher has just pronounced Murray Hall dead.

New Yorkpolitico, gambler, womaniser - Hall is all these things, but when the pressbreak the news of his death to the world, they reveal a side to his identityhe never wanted known, a secret no one could have guessed. One journalist isdetermined to uncover the truth of Hall's past, but his search leads him downwinding alleys of fact and fiction. From humble beginnings in Glasgow'stenements to a life spent rubbing up against New York's political elite,Murray Hall is the definition of a self-made man.

But the higher his statusrises, the higher the stakes become. Inspired by a true story, Murray Hallunearths a queer past erased by history, finally bringing all the puzzlepieces together to discover the secret of this extraordinary, ordinary man,which shocked New York, America and the world.