The Price of Madness

By: K.M. Barnett

A historical novel inspired by one of America's most infamous crimes of passion, The Price of Madness reimagines the life of Teresa Sickles, the woman whose private confession helped acquit her husband of murder.

Set in the political and social world of antebellum Washington, the novel traces Teresa's journey from quiet companionship and moral uncertainty to the devastating aftermath of scandal and public judgment. While Daniel Sickles is vindicated through the groundbreaking defense of temporary insanity, Teresa endures the quieter sentence of reputation, isolation, and loss.

Intimate, lyrical, and morally complex, The Price of Madness explores love, narrative, and sacrifice in a society eager to forgive violence yet reluctant to forgive vulnerability.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0GQGJH78Y
• ISBN13: 9798249921361
• Release Date: February 2026
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 285 Pages
• Weight: 0.73 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.5" x 0.7" x 5.5"