The Devil's Half Mile

Informationen zum Autor Paddy Hirsch was expansively (and expensively) educated in Dublin and Belfast. He started his journalism career in Hong Kong after a short stint in the military, and spent the next few years working in news in East and Southeast Asia, and Eastern Europe. From there to America, where he covered various aspects of Wall Street's carry-on for a variety of American and European news outlets. He spearheaded coverage of the 2008 financial crisis for the public radio program Marketplace, and won an Edward R Murrow award for his work explaining complex financial terms. In 2013 he published Man vs Markets, Economics Explained, Plain and Simple (HarperBusiness), a lighthearted guide to financial markets. He lives in Los Angeles. Klappentext New York, 1799. Justy Flanagan returns to his native city having spent five years in Ireland fighting in the rebellion against the English. Bloodied and battered, Justy is no stranger to violence. Now he must use all his skills to uncover the truth behind his father's murder, but while he looks so intently at the past, it is the future that threatens to trip him up...Terrible rumours swirl in the dark underbelly of the nascent city; a young woman is murdered, a massive fraud threatens to destroy America's economy, and the labyrinthine streets of New York hold danger at every turn. As the conspiracy deepens, it becomes clear that those involved will stop at nothing to keep their secrets. Justy is forced to choose: will he betray his father's memory, compromise his integrity, and risk the lives of his closest friends, all in the name of justice? And is he willing to expose a plot that could change the balance of the New World forever? Golden Hill meets Gangs of New York in this sweeping and extraordinary historical crime debut set in 18th century New York Zusammenfassung New York! 1799. Justy Flanagan returns to his native city having spent five years in Ireland fighting in the rebellion against the English. Bloodied and battered! Justy is no stranger to violence. Now he must use all his skills to uncover the truth behind his father's murder! but while he looks so intently at the past! it is the future that threatens to trip him up... Terrible rumours swirl in the dark underbelly of the nascent city; a young woman is murdered! a massive fraud threatens to destroy America's economy! and the labyrinthine streets of New York hold danger at every turn. As the conspiracy deepens! it becomes clear that those involved will stop at nothing to keep their secrets. Justy is forced to choose: will he betray his father's memory! compromise his integrity! and risk the lives of his closest friends! all in the name of justice? And is he willing to expose a plot that could change the balance of the New World forever? ...

Vorwort
Golden Hill meets Gangs of New York in this sweeping and extraordinary historical crime debut set in 18th century New York

Autorentext
Paddy Hirsch was expansively (and expensively) educated in Dublin and Belfast. He started his journalism career in Hong Kong after a short stint in the military, and spent the next few years working in news in East and Southeast Asia, and Eastern Europe. From there to America, where he covered various aspects of Wall Street's carry-on for a variety of American and European news outlets. He spearheaded coverage of the 2008 financial crisis for the public radio program Marketplace, and won an Edward R Murrow award for his work explaining complex financial terms. In 2013 he published Man vs Markets, Economics Explained, Plain and Simple (HarperBusiness), a lighthearted guide to financial markets. He lives in Los Angeles.

Klappentext

New York, 1799. Justy Flanagan returns to his native city having spent five years in Ireland fighting in the rebellion against the English. Bloodied and battered, Justy is no stranger to violence. Now he must use all his skills to uncover the truth behind his father's murder, but while he looks so intently at the past, it is the future that threatens to trip him up...

Terrible rumours swirl in the dark underbelly of the nascent city; a young woman is murdered, a massive fraud threatens to destroy America's economy, and the labyrinthine streets of New York hold danger at every turn. As the conspiracy deepens, it becomes clear that those involved will stop at nothing to keep their secrets. Justy is forced to choose: will he betray his father's memory, compromise his integrity, and risk the lives of his closest friends, all in the name of justice? And is he willing to expose a plot that could change the balance of the New World forever?