title: Permanently New Yorkers: Final Digs of the Notable and Notorious
author:  Patricia Brooks 
description: <DIV>They're Always Home!<br><br>Death may have taken some of New York's most famous (and infamous) characters, but our fascination with them never ends. Presidents and pathfinders, authors and actors, musicians and military heroes, saints and scoundrels--they all populate the hallowed grounds of the Empire State. <br><br>Join Patricia Brooks as she resurrects these larger-than-life personalities through spirited biographies and sepulchral photographs. From grand tombs to modest plots, you'll unearth the final resting places of more than 175 of New York's most intriguing permanent residents. Also inside: <br><br>* cemetery locations, contacts, and visiting hours<br>* information on graveyard tours, walks, and special events<br>* directions to related homes and museums nearby<br>* local restaurant recommendations for those with a lively appetite<br></DIV>
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  # **DEADLY PROMISE**
  
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  ** _Brenda Joyce_
  
    
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  ### CHAPTER ONE
  
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   _Thursday, March 27, 1902—New York City_
  
  Francesca Cahill may have been born into society, in fact, she was an heiress
  of a very marriageable age, but recently she had become the city's most famous
  (and infamous) amateur sleuth. Having spent her entire life flouting both the
  spoken and unspoken rules of convention, being well-read, highly educated and
  an active reformer, she was already considered both unmanageable and an
  eccentric. Her behavior of the past three months had not aided her flailing
  personal reputation. For she had helped the police commissioner, Rick Bragg,
  solve several ghastly crimes—even making the headlines of some of the city's
  most reputable dailies. All this while further scandalizing a good portion of
  society—not to mention her own family.
  
  Her reputation was currently in shreds, not that she cared. How