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The Gods of Gotham
por Faye, Lyndsay
- Usado
- Bom
- Capa dura
- first
- Condição
- Bom/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0399158375
- ISBN 13
- 9780399158377
- Livreiro
-
St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada
Formas de pagamento
Sobre este item
First edition first printing of the first novel in the Timothy Wilde series. In fine / fine unread condition.
Sinopse
1845. New York City forms its first police force. The great potato famine hits Ireland. These two seemingly disparate events will change New York City. Forever. Timothy Wilde tends bar near the Exchange, saving every dollar and shilling in hopes of winning the girl of his dreams. But when his dreams literally incinerate in a fire devastating downtown Manhattan, he finds himself disfigured, unemployed, and homeless. His older brother obtains Timothy a job in the newly minted NYPD, but he is highly skeptical of this untested "police force." And he is less than thrilled that his new beat is the notoriously down-and-out Sixth Ward-at the border of Five Points, the world's most notorious slum. One night while returning from his rounds, heartsick and defeated, Timothy runs into a little slip of a girl—a girl not more than ten years old—dashing through the dark in her nightshift . . . covered head to toe in blood. Timothy knows he should take the girl to the House of Refuge, yet he can't bring himself to abandon her. Instead, he takes her home, where she spins wild stories, claiming that dozens of bodies are buried in the forest north of 23rd Street. Timothy isn't sure whether to believe her or not, but, as the truth unfolds, the reluctant copper star finds himself engaged in a battle for justice that nearly costs him his brother, his romantic obsession, and his own life.
Avaliações
Em Apr 23 2014, um leitor disse:
I enjoy historical novels and this one really brought New York in the mid 1800's alive for me. The author describes situations and characters in detail and uses the same kind of language they would have used then. The fact that it's a well written murder mystery makes it more than just a boring history lesson. I had never thought about the fact that New York didn't have a police force for a long time, I found that interesting - a police force has just been formed when this story takes place. I also never realised how badly the Irish were treated.
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Detalhes
- Livreiro
- Scene of the Crime Books, ABAC, IOBA
(CA)
- Nº do estoque do livreiro
- 17125
- Título
- The Gods of Gotham
- Autor
- Faye, Lyndsay
- Formato/Encadernação
- Capa dura
- Estado do livro
- Usado - Bom
- Condição de sobrecapa
- Fine
- Quantidade Disponível
- 1
- Edição
- First edition first printing
- ISBN 10
- 0399158375
- ISBN 13
- 9780399158377
- Editorial
- Putnam
- Local de publicação
- New York
- Data de publicação
- 2012
- Catálogos de livreiros
- Police Procedural; Suspense; Historical Fiction;
Termos da venda
Scene of the Crime Books, ABAC, IOBA
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Sobre o Vendedor
Scene of the Crime Books, ABAC, IOBA
Membro de Biblio desde 2005
St. Catharines, Ontario
Sobre Scene of the Crime Books, ABAC, IOBA
My wife and I have been operating Scene of the Crime Books since 1996. In 2004 we attempted to go against the market and open a storefront on Oakville Ontario. In August 2006 we closed the brick and mortar and humbly went back to just internet. We now do internet and appointment only through our home. So if you're in our neighborhood let us know 24 hours ahead of time. Thank you. Don Longmuir
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