Paddy Hirsch

The Devil's Half Mile is a historical novel about Wall Street and New York City in the late 18th Century. Justice Flanagan has just returned to New York from Dublin where he was sent to get an education. He believes that his father who was found hanged in his house after the Panic of 1792 was murdered and did not kill himself. Other characters include Bull Flanagan, Justy's cousin Kerry who is half Irish and half Black and a few real historical figures including Alexander Hamilton also appear. This story was touched on interesting times and events but it dragged at times. This is the author's first novel, I will wait and see if there is another.… (mais)

Seven years after a financial crisis nearly toppled America, traders chafe at government regulations, racial tensions are rising, gangs roam the streets and corrupt financiers make back-door deals with politicians... 1799 was a hell of a year.
Thanks to Alexander Hamilton, America has recovered from the panic on the Devil's Half Mile (aka Wall Street), but the young country is still finding its way. When young lawyer Justy Flanagan returns to solve his father's murder, he exposes a massive fraud that has already claimed lives, and one the perpetrators are determined to keep secret at any cost. The body count is rising, and the looming crisis could topple the nation.… (mais)