Wayne of Gotham: A Novel

Twomenseparatedbymurder:Thomas,therebelliousdoctorandheirtothevastWayneempire,andBruce,hisson,whoselifeisforeveralteredbywitnessinghisparents'murder.TheslayingofThomasandMarthaWayneisthetorturouspointonwhichBruceturnstobecomeBatman.TheDarkKnight'sfileonthecasehaslongbeenclosed,thefoundationsofBruceWayne'ssecretlifesecureinthesimplegenesisofamugginggonehorriblywrong.Thesefoundationsareshaken,however,whenanunexpectedguestinvadesthegroundsofWayneManor,raisingquestionsabouttheeventthatendedthelivesofthemotherhelovedandthefatherheworshipped,andsparkedhisunquenchabledrivetoprotectandavenge.Todiscoverhisrealfamilyhistory,Batmanmustfacedownoldfoes,hisonlyconfidant,andtheevilheartofArkhamAsylum,andshoulderthenewburdenofadarklegacy.