num_pages: 256
description: From the Lower East Side to uptown Manhattan a curious detective searches for clues on the sidewalks of New Yorkand finds a secret world of forbidden love thats too hot to handleNew York City 1896. As the temperatures rise so does the crime rate. At the peak of this sizzling heat wave police inspector Hank Brandt is called to investigate the scandalous murder of a male prostitute. His colleagues think he should drop the case but Hanks interest is piqued especially when he meets the intriguing key witness: a beautiful female impersonator named Nicholas Sharp.As a nightclub performer living on the fringes of society Nicky is reluctant to place his trust in a copeven one as handsome as Hank. With Police Commissioner Theodore Roosevelt cracking down on vice in the city Nickys afraid that getting involved could end his career. But when he realizes his life is in dangerand Hank is his strongest allythe two men hit the streets together to solve the crime. From the tawdry tenements of the Lower East Side to the moneyed mansions of Fifth Avenue Nicky and Hank are determined to uncover the truth. But when things start heating up between them its not just their lives on the line. Its their love
language: English
title: Ten Days in August
publisher: Lyrical Press