The Devil's Half Mile

by Paddy Hirsch

Book Overview

The Devil's Half Mile by Paddy Hirsch is a riveting historical thriller debut set in 1799 New York City, perfect for the fans of Gangs of New York and the works of Caleb Carr and Erik Larson.

Seven years after a financial crisis nearly toppled America, traders chafe at government regulations, racial tensions are rising, gangs roam the streets and corrupt financiers make back-door deals with politicians... 1799 was a hell...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 076539913X
• ISBN13: 9780765399137
• Release Date: June 2018
• Publisher: Forge
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.4" x 9.4"

Customer Reviews

really good

The Devil's half mile is a historical thriller set in New York in 1799. I found it hard to get into and had to read a couple of chapters numerous times but once plot started to unfold I couldn't put it down. I really liked our main character Justy Flanagan, he was brave, intelligent and loyal to his morals. I learnt a lot about America's first financial crisis, the stock exchange and the Panic of 1792 and the brilliant and tight plot really helped. The author obviously has done extensive research to make this book vivid and accurate as possible to the events of the past. I couldn't help feeling attached to many of the characters and I have hope they may also be a sequel as this was brilliantly written and paced.

Enjoyed it

'The devils half mile' was a good book, it was well wrote and immersive, I could picture New York in the 1790's and all the characters there, following 'Justy' as he first steps of the boat and back to his home. There was plenty happening in the book to keep me turning the pages and I could lose myself in the writing. Though once I put the book down I did not necessarily feel compelled to pick it back up again, because I felt you could open it at any point in the book and feel you hadn't missed much. It was a good book though with a good plot, that I would recommend it to a friend. The detail of the writing was what really made this book for me, from the description of the streets of New York to how the characters spoke to eachother, the writer really takes you to the place of the plot.