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Zusatztext " The Gods of Gotham is a wonderful book. Lyndsay Faye's command of historical detail is remarkable! and her knowlege of human character even more so. I bought into this world in the opening pages and never once had the desire to leave. It's a great read!"—Michael Connelly "The launch of a brilliant new mystery series! set in 1845 New York City: Irish Potato Famine! the birth of the police force! brothels and bedlam."-- Gillian Flynn "It's been almost twenty years since Caleb Carr's bestselling Olde New York crime novel! The Alienist ! was published! and I cant count the number of times since then that someone has asked me if I can recommend a suspense story anything 'like it.' Well! New York has inspired lots of terrific thrillers! but I've just stumbled on one of the worthiest successors yet. Lyndsay Faye's novel! The Gods of Gotham. "—Maureen Corrigan! NPR's Fresh Air “If your concept of paradise is popping in a DVD of Gangs of New York while rereading Caleb Carr’s The Alienist! then put Lyndsay Faye's The Gods of Gotham on your to-buy list.”— USA Today “There’s enough excitement here to cause anyone’s veins to quiver.”— The Washington Post “Riveting.”— The New York Times Informationen zum Autor Lyndsay Faye Klappentext One of Publishers Weekly' s Top Ten Mystery/Thrillers of the Year One of Kirkus Reviews' Ten Best Crime Novels of the Year One of Gillian Flynn's "Recommendations for the Season" on Today Edgar(R) Award Nominee for Best Novel ALA Reading List Award for Best Mystery 1845: New York City forms its first police force. The great potato famine hits Ireland. These two events will change New York City forever... Timothy Wilde tends bar, saving every dollar in hopes of winning the girl of his dreams. But when his dreams are destroyed by a fire that devastates downtown Manhattan, he is left with little choice but to accept a job in the newly minted New York City Police Department. Returning exhausted from his rounds one night, Tim collides with a girl no more than ten years old... covered in blood. She claims that dozens of bodies are buried in the forest north of Twenty-Third Street. Timothy isn't sure whether to believe her, but as the image of a brutal killer is slowly revealed and anti-Irish rage infects the city, the reluctant copper star is engaged in a battle that may cost him everything... The GODS of GOTHAM ALSO BY LYNDSAY FAYE Dust and Shadow The GODS of GOTHAM This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents either are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously, and any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, businesses, companies, events, or locales is entirely coincidental. While the author has made every effort to provide accurate telephone numbers and Internet addresses at the time of publication, neither the publisher nor the author assumes any responsibility for errors, or for changes that occur after publication. Further, the publisher does not have any control over and does not assume any responsibility for author or third-party websites or their content. For my family, who taught me that when you are knocked considerably sideways, you get up and keep going, or you get up and go in a slightly different direction In the summer of 1845, following years of passionate political dispute, New York City at long last formed a Police Department. The potato, a crop that can be trusted to yield reliable nutrition from barren, limited space, had long been the base staple of the Irish tenant farmer....
