There is a definite Gangs of New York feeling to this (if you haven't seen that movie then that won't make sense). This is the precursor it feels to that, Wall Street is in it's infancy - full of crooks, who are totally unregulated.
Our main character Justy has returned to New York after spending a number of years in Ireland and France, where he has picked up among other things a law degree (from Ireland) and some detective skills (from France, who had the first proper detectives). While there he came to realise the suicide of his father was more suspicious than it appeared at the time it happened when he was younger, he's more experienced now and knows the signs of a murder versus a suicide by hanging. He plans on uncovering the truth and all it entails, but the people involved don't want him upsetting their little party and aren't afraid to add to their body count.
I thoroughly enjoyed this book, reading most of it in a single sitting (it is a relatively short one at under 300 pages) and it feels like a good start to a series, which i would definitely want to read more of in this world. You could almost smell the streets and hear the background noise it was all so well written. The language could get a little annoying sometimes as you had to flick and forward to the glossary at the end to find out the meaning of some of the lingo they use, but it didn't detract from the story too much.
Our main character Justy has returned to New York after spending a number of years in Ireland and France, where he has picked up among other things a law degree (from Ireland) and some detective skills (from France, who had the first proper detectives). While there he came to realise the suicide of his father was more suspicious than it appeared at the time it happened when he was younger, he's more experienced now and knows the signs of a murder versus a suicide by hanging. He plans on uncovering the truth and all it entails, but the people involved don't want him upsetting their little party and aren't afraid to add to their body count.
I thoroughly enjoyed this book, reading most of it in a single sitting (it is a relatively short one at under 300 pages) and it feels like a good start to a series, which i would definitely want to read more of in this world. You could almost smell the streets and hear the background noise it was all so well written. The language could get a little annoying sometimes as you had to flick and forward to the glossary at the end to find out the meaning of some of the lingo they use, but it didn't detract from the story too much.