City of Light, by Lauren Belfer is a breathtakingly ingenious novel, which combines love, mystery and suspense. The novel contains, suspenseful situations, mysterious deaths, and the development of useful electrical power, which is then transported to modern factories and the Pan American Exposition. The character that plays a major role in the development of this novel is Thomas Sinclair.
             Thomas Sinclair is a businessman, father, and powerful resident of Buffalo, which is quickly becoming the center of the world with the arrival of the Pan-American Exposition. Overall, Thomas Sinclair is an all around business tycoon that has a lot of power over the city.
             The most interesting part of the book is Thomas Sinclair's possible romantic interest in the main character Louisa Barrett. Tom was previously married to Louisa's friend Margaret, who died a few months before the novel started. Louisa was impregnated by then president Grover Cleveland, and gave her child to the Sinclairs, while this was unknown to the Sinclairs, Louisa wanted to keep an eye on her child. Ironically Louisa might get to be mother of her child, even after she had given her up years before. Louisa dreams about everything she could do with Grace and the school where she is head mistress, if she marries Thomas Sinclair.
             Another griping part of the novel is Thomas Sinclair's occupation at the power plant. Being in charge at the power plant, Thomas Sinclair works hard to give his employees a good working environment. When workers are injured, Thomas Sinclair pays for their medical treatment. He also gives his workers decent hosing to live in while they work at the power plant. Thomas Sinclair was a self made man he was an immigrant and he has made money and yet tries to preserve the falls by reducing the natural erosion process.
             Tom Sinclair has a lot of power within the city of Buffalo and within his power plant. Thomas Sincl
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