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The Devil’s Half Mile by Paddy Hirsch

What started as a non-fiction look by economist Paddy Hirsch at Wall Street after the Panic of 1792 transformed into a riveting noir crime novel. Hirsch weaves a gritty colorful sleuth and greedy financiers into the tension between immigrant Irish and the newly freed slaves. A twisty authentic portrait of New York City at a pivotal time, peppered with Irish slang and Wall Street gangsters!

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