The Devil's Half Mile

by Paddy Hirsch

Publisher Atlantic Books

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Publication date: July 5, 2018

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Golden Hill and The Alienist meet Gangs of New York in this sweeping historical crime drama set in 18th century New York.

New York, 1799: Justy Flanagan, lawyer, soldier, policeman, has returned to his native city, bloodied and battered after fighting in the Irish Rebellion against the English. Determined to hunt down the man who murdered his father, his inquiries lead him to Wall Street and the fledgling stock market there. But as his investigations into the past move ahead, the horrific murders of young slave women in the present start to occupy his time. Convinced that there is a link between his father's murder, the deaths of the young women, and a massive fraud that nearly destroyed New York's economy, Justy can trust no one. 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, to get to the bottom of a tale so dangerous, it could change the landscape of America forever?

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Paddy Hirsch

Paddy Hirsch is a fiction and non-fiction author, journalist and economic commentator. He is the author of the Justice Flanagan series of historical thrillers, including The Devil's Half Mile and Hudson's Kill, and of Man vs Markets, Economics Explained, Plain and Simple, a lighthearted, illustrated book explaining the workings of the financial markets, published by HarperCollins. Hirsch is the editor of the NPR podcast The Indicator, from Planet Money. Previously he was a Senior Producer at the American Public Media production house Marketplace, where he produced the weekend personal finance program Marketplace Money and produced and hosted the Marketplace Whiteboard, a weekly video explainer covering the financial markets and the economy. Marketplace Whiteboard was a Webby Award Honoree in 2009. Hirsch was editor of the Marketplace New York Bureau throughout the financial crisis of 2008/2009. In 2010 he was awarded a fellowship with the John S. Knight Fellowships for Professional Journalists at Stanford University. He was a Webby Award nominee in 2009 and was a 2014 winner of the Edward R Murrow award for excellence in reporting.

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