When young lawyer Justy Flanagan returns to New York, determined to solve his father's murder, he exposes a massive financial fraud that the perpetrators are determined to keep secret at any cost. And the conspiracy reaches from the hardscrabble docks to tony mansions, from Irish gang bosses to slavers to the highest names in the government (including treasury founder Alexander Hamilton), and the looming crisis could topple the young country.
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ISBN:9781427296917
Physical Description:sound disc 9 sound discs (10.5 hours) : CD audio, digital ; 4 3/4 inches
Baker & Taylor In 1799, seven years after a financial crisis that nearly tore apart the young United States, lawyer Justice Flanagan returns to New York City to solve his father's murder and uncovers a massive fraud that the perpetrators are determined to keep secret at any cost.
Baker & Taylor A thriller set in an alternate 1799 finds Alexander Hamilton rescuing America from a financial crisis while lawyer Justy Flanagan investigates his father's murder only to uncover a massive conspiracy. A first novel by the author of Man vs. Markets.
McMillan Palgrave A riveting historical thriller debut perfect for the fans of Gangs of New York and the works of Caleb Carr.
McMillan Palgrave
"Narrator Euan Mortonâs soft Irish brogue transports listeners to New York City in 1799."â AudioFile Magazine
This program includes a bonus interview with the author
From Paddy Hirsch comes a gritty, evocative audiobook about Irish gangs in New York at the end of the eighteenth century
Seven years after a financial crisis nearly topples America, traders chafe at government regulations on Wall Street, racial tensions are rising, and corrupt financiers make back-door deals with politicians... 1799 was a hell of a year.
Thanks to Alexander Hamilton, America recovered from the panic on the Devil's Half Mile (aka Wall Street), but the young country still finding its way. When young lawyer Justy Flanagan returns to prove his father's innocence, he exposes a massive fraud that has already claimed lives, and one the perpetrators are determined to keep secret at any cost. The body count is rising, and the looming crisis could topple the nation.
A thrilling, unrelenting audiobook that will appeal to fans of early American history and the renegade characters who determined its shape.
"A thriller with strong, multifaceted heroes and villains, tight plotting which rattles along in a city where you can smell the horse droppings and hear the authentic voices."--Patrick Taylor, New York Times bestselling author of the Irish Country Doctor series
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