A Haunting Tale of Love, Death, and the Art of Undertaking in the American West

From award-winning author Loren D. Estleman comes The Undertaker''s Wife, a gripping historical novel set in the American West.

The undertaker practices his art, the Dismal Trade, with consummate skill. Through the high craft of the Connable Method, he transforms the ugliness of death into a thing of dignity and beauty. From the rich of San Francisco to the ruffians of the Barbary Coast, from Kansas cowboys to outlaws and soldiers, he offers his expertise to all, devoted to dignifying the dead.

His wife, meanwhile, weaves and builds, striving to make their marriage whole in the face of the tragedy that surrounds them—and the devastating loss that strikes at the very heart of their union.

When the undertaker is called upon to disguise the suicide of a famous financier, a task that could save America''s financial markets, his wife embarks on a secret act of understanding and dedication. In the end, it is she who, through love, transcends death itself.

At the Publisher''s request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

At the Publisher''s request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

A Haunting Tale of Love, Death, and the Art of Undertaking in the American West

From award-winning author Loren D. Estleman comes The Undertaker''s Wife, a gripping historical novel set in the American West.

The undertaker practices his art, the Dismal Trade, with consummate skill. Through the high craft of the Connable Method, he transforms the ugliness of death into a thing of dignity and beauty. From the rich of San Francisco to the ruffians of the Barbary Coast, from Kansas cowboys to outlaws and soldiers, he offers his expertise to all, devoted to dignifying the dead.

His wife, meanwhile, weaves and builds, striving to make their marriage whole in the face of the tragedy that surrounds them—and the devastating loss that strikes at the very heart of their union.

When the undertaker is called upon to disguise the suicide of a famous financier, a task that could save America''s financial markets, his wife embarks on a secret act of understanding and dedication. In the end, it is she who, through love, transcends death itself.

At the Publisher''s request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

At the Publisher''s request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.