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The Gods of Gotham (UK Signed, Located & Dated Copy)
by Lyndsay Faye
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Fine/Very Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0755386744
- ISBN 13
- 9780755386741
- Seller
-
Hull, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Headline, 2012. First Edition, First Printing. Hardback. Very Fine/Very Fine. The Book is very fine, square and tight. It is unmarked, with clean pages free of inscriptions or marks and has been signed, located and dated (Harrogate 7/19/13) by the author directly on to the title page. There is a tiny bumps to the bottom corner of the front board. The Dust Jacket is very fine, unfaded, unclipped (£14.99) and is free of rips, tears or marks. First Edition, First Printing - Signed by the author. All our books are covered with a clear, removable, chemically inert, protective wrapper before being securely bubble wrapped and dispatched in strong corrugated cardboard boxes.
Synopsis
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.
Reviews
On Apr 23 2014, a reader said:
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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Details
- Bookseller
- Just Fiction Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 14286
- Title
- The Gods of Gotham (UK Signed, Located & Dated Copy)
- Author
- Lyndsay Faye
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0755386744
- ISBN 13
- 9780755386741
- Publisher
- Headline
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 2012
- Bookseller catalogs
- Crime & Thrillers;
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About the Seller
Just Fiction Books
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About Just Fiction Books
Established in 2007 by two book collectors based in East Yorkshire. We specialise in modern fiction, especially signed first edition hardback copies of Crime fiction and Historical fiction titles.
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