Saint of the Narrows Street

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Synopsis
As an Italian American family's decades-old secret begins to unravel, they will have to bear the consequences—and face each other—in this thrilling south Brooklyn-set tragic opera of the highest caliber from crime fiction luminary William Boyle.William Boyle is the master of Brooklyn-set crime fiction and Saint of the Narrows Street is his magnum opus. For fans of The Sopranos, Jonathan Lethem, and Dennis Lehane.Gravesend, Brooklyn, 1986: Risa Franzone lives in a ground-floor apartment on Saint of the Narrows Street with her bad-seed husband, Saverio, and their eight-month-old baby, Fabrizio. On the night Risa&’s younger sister, Giulia, moves in to recover from a bad breakup, a fateful accident occurs: Risa, boiled over with anger and fear, strikes a drunk, erratic Sav with a cast-iron pan, killing him onthe spot.The sisters are left with a choice: notify the authorities and make a case for self-defense, or bury the man&’s body and go on with their lives as best they can. In a moment of panic, in the late hours of the night, they call upon Sav&’s childhood friend—the sweet, loyal Christopher &“Chooch&” Gardini—to help them, hoping they can trust him to carry a secret like this.Over the vast expanse of the next eighteen years, life goes on in the working-class Italian neighborhood of Gravesend as Risa, Giulia, Chooch, and eventually Fabrizio grapple with what happened that night. A standout work of character-driven crime fiction from a celebrated author of the form, Saint of the Narrows Street is a searing and richly drawn novel about the choices we make and how they shape our lives.
Copyright:
2025

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Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
Book Size:
448 Pages
ISBN-13:
9781641296410
Related ISBNs:
9781641296403, 9781641297417
Publisher:
Soho Press
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Copyrighted By:
William Boyle
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
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No
Categories:
Literature and Fiction, Mystery and Thrillers, Parenting and Family
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