The Philadelphia Mint Robbery

A vault blown open. A young watchman behind bars. And the only man who can untangle the truth is working in the shadows.

Mose Hanby is no criminal. But when the United States Mint is robbed of over a hundred thousand dollars in a single night—and his fellow watchman vanishes into the dark—Mose finds himself in a prison cell while the real thieves run free. He is honest, steady, and utterly helpless against a powerful supervisor who has already decided his guilt.

Old Cap. Collier moves through Philadelphia like a ghost. He changes faces the way other men change coats, slipping past policemen, pompous officials, and desperate criminals without leaving a footprint. He carries almost nothing. A cake of parafine wax. A sharp eye. A sharper mind.

But this robbery is different. The tunnel beneath the street was dug by professionals. The tools carry no names. The wagon vanished before dawn. And somewhere beneath the facts, a set of steel wedges stamped with six cryptic letters promises to crack the whole conspiracy wide open.

As Collier closes in, the trail grows colder and the men behind it grow bolder. Mose waits in a cell, trusting that justice will find him. The supervisor plots and blusters. And an old watchman who knows far too much stays one step ahead of every badge in the city.

Can Collier follow one small clew to the truth before the guilty men disappear forever?