Thorndike Press Large Print Historical Fiction: The Gods of Gotham (Hardcover)

from lit_chick

2012, Penguin Audio, Read by Steven Boyer 1845. New York City forms its first police force, and the great potato famine hits Ireland. These two seemingly disparate events will change New York City forever. Timothy Wilde, a bartender with his sights set firmly on Miss Mercy Underhill, has all of h...

from jldarden

Firstly, I must apologize for the lateness of this review for this early reviewers book. It came from, I believe, the January batch but since then we have moved to another town and not got organized and fully unpacked until recently. Next, excellent historical fiction! As another reviewer stated,...

from Smiler69

This historical fiction novel is set in New York city in the mid-1840s, when a huge wave of Irish immigrants arrived following the Potato Famine. It describes how the New York police force was created in 1845, and is told from the point of view of a young man, Tim Wilde, who was more or less forc...

from countrylife

Set in 1845 New York, the NYC police department has just come into being. Amid the roiling animosity by the "Americans" against Irish Catholic immigrants, the "copper stars" commence trying to police the city and themselves, when the murder of a child ignites the fire under the powder keg. I'm no...

from LeHack

The setting is 1845 New York. NYPD is in its infancy and the potato famine has hit Ireland. Timothy Wilde has been a bartender in downtown Manhattan until a fire wipes out the area. He suffers terrible burns to his face. His brother, Val, helps him to get hired as a policeman. Tim is assigned to ...