The Gods of Gothan

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 is a reluctant, newly minted officer of the New York City Police Department. One night while making his rounds, he runs into a little girl - covered, head to toe, in blood. She claims she knows where dozens of bodies are buried.

About the author

Lyndsay Faye is also the author of The Gods of Gotham and Dust and Shadow: an Account of the Ripper Killings by Dr. John H. Watson, praised by the Conan Doyle Estate for its enthusiastic knowledge of the Sherlock Holmes canon and its rigorous attention to the grim details of the Jack the Ripper murders.Her short story 'Colonel Warburton's Madness' was selected for inclusion in Best American Mystery Stories 2010, co-edited by Otto Penzler and Lee Child.She resides in Manhattan with her husband.

Product details

• Authors: Lyndsay Faye
• Publisher: Penguin Books USA
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 30.08.2012
• EAN: 9780425257722
• ISBN: 978-0-425-25772-2
• Dimensions: 105 mm x 172 mm x 28 mm
• Series: Timothy Wilde; Timothy Wilde
• Subject: Fiction > Suspense > Crime fiction, thrillers, espionage