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The Gods of Gotham (Timothy Wilde, #1)

Lyndsay Faye

Start date: January 3, 2015

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Feb 02, 2021 Nikki rated it it was amazing

Shelves: books-set-in-usa, fiction, mysteries, historical-fiction, books-set-in-new-york

This excellent historical mystery is set in 1845 New York (Manhattan), at the very beginning of the NYPD. Protagonist and narrator Timothy Wilde has been making a living tending bar, saving up for his goal of owning his own ferry to Staten Island. When a disastrous fire destroys his workplace, his apartment, and his life savings, and disfigures his face, his older brother, Valentine, a firefighter and politician, gets him onto the new police force and Timothy becomes a "copper star" -- the badge ...more

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May 21, 2012 Brenda rated it it was amazing

So, so good. Spectacular writing and story. This is one of those books you can't stop reading yet at the same time you don't want it to end. So far Gods of Gotham is tied with Wild by Cheryl Strayed as the best book I've read this year.

A side note, why isn't this book the next big bestseller? This beats the detestable Girl with a Dragon Tattoo. ...more

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