Reviews of The Devil's Half Mile

brown_flopsy

03/07/2019 – 13:11

Cracking historical thriller set in New York, 1799

The year is 1799 and New York is a growing town that is busting at the seams. Irish gangs rule...

xxjadeevansxx

27/06/2019 – 22:49

Pleasantly Surprised

"Thanks to Alexander Hamilton, America recovered from the financial panic of 1792, but the young...

roxygirl1

24/04/2019 – 13:58

Wow

This was an amazing book. I didn't know I would love it that much and was hooked. It was much...

urutherford

03/04/2019 – 21:11

an action crime mystery...

This well-researched historical novel is set in New York in 1799, just before Wall Street began...

danielb71982

03/10/2018 – 09:43

not sure

This is one book I am really not sure about. Currently I am sitting on the fence, although if I...

caseylou

27/09/2018 – 22:27

Different and heavy going

Although I enjoyed this book, it took me ages to get into it and actually appreciate the story...

little les

30/07/2018 – 15:33

a slow start but picks up pace

As a fan of C J Sanson and historical fiction I was eager to read this book. Paddy Hersch does...

shaunthompson

30/07/2018 – 13:49

Great

I really enjoyed the first few chapters of this book. The author grabs the reader from the start...

gail

17/07/2018 – 06:34

Not exactly what I expected

I was thrilled to win this book as I thought it was just up my street - combining historical...

lizzicyrus

11/07/2018 – 20:27

Hmmm

I really liked the preview and I was excited to get the book in the post. However, after the...

mcdonaldpeacock

05/07/2018 – 21:52

A cross between the action of a Jack Reacher novel and the tense crime mystery of Adam Dalgleish.

The Devil’s Half Mile of the title refers to the Wall Street of 1799 and this is where the action...

emma85

05/07/2018 – 12:11

A well researched historial fiction with some good twists

Returning from studying for a law degree in Dublin and investigative techniques from the Parisian...

whatcathyreadnext

02/07/2018 – 20:40

Fantastic historical crime fiction novel

In The Devil’s Half Mile, the author transports the reader to a violent, dog-eat-dog world of...

obsessedwithbooks

30/06/2018 – 10:43

Brilliantly paced

The Devil's half mile is a historical thriller set in New York in 1799. I found it hard to get...

angep1969

30/06/2018 – 10:17

A cracking yarn of early Wall Street shenanigans

New York, 1799, and Justice "Justy" Flanagan has just returned from spending a few years back in...

madeup_group

28/06/2018 – 23:14

Intriguing and Powerful

The opening paragraph throws you into the histroy of the created moment, with language that in...

kayleigh

28/06/2018 – 11:58

Gangs and Violence

I haven't read any books set in this time period, in New York before and as a lover of historical...

pugs

25/06/2018 – 16:18

Five Star !

From the first paragraph the author has the reader hooked. A thoroughly good read with a plot...

srreid

25/06/2018 – 11:07

Gangs of New York - the early years

There is a definite Gangs of New York feeling to this (if you haven't seen that movie then that...

readerready

25/06/2018 – 10:42

Enjoyed it

'The devils half mile' was a good book, it was well wrote and immersive, I could picture New York...

jmt999

23/06/2018 – 06:20

Rollicking Yarn

This is an historical thriller set against the backdrop of New York in 1799 where people were...