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West of Ninth
On the gritty streets of 1970s Hell's Kitchen, where the notorious Westies gang
rules through fear, deadly secrets shatter one family's world. When a brutal
murder tears through the neighborhood's fragile fabric, it sets in motion a chain
of events that will test the bonds of love, loyalty, and survival against the
backdrop of one of Manhattan's most dangerous neighborhoods.
Caught between the competing forces of justice and vengeance, Kate must
navigate a treacherous journey through her past, where the wrong choices cost
her everyone she holds dear. As old wounds resurface and new alliances form,
this haunting tale of love lost and hard-won redemption reveals that sometimes
the path to recovery runs straight through the heart of darkness. In Hell's Kitchen,
everyone has a price—but some debts can only be paid with blood.
rules through fear, deadly secrets shatter one family's world. When a brutal
murder tears through the neighborhood's fragile fabric, it sets in motion a chain
of events that will test the bonds of love, loyalty, and survival against the
backdrop of one of Manhattan's most dangerous neighborhoods.
Caught between the competing forces of justice and vengeance, Kate must
navigate a treacherous journey through her past, where the wrong choices cost
her everyone she holds dear. As old wounds resurface and new alliances form,
this haunting tale of love lost and hard-won redemption reveals that sometimes
the path to recovery runs straight through the heart of darkness. In Hell's Kitchen,
everyone has a price—but some debts can only be paid with blood.
173 pages, Kindle Edition
Published September 22, 2025
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September 24, 2025
Very well written mystery about New York City's Hell's Kitchen neighborhood in the 1970s with one of the family members searching to not only find out who committed the murder, but what happened and why.
It's more than a "so-and-so did it!" This novel is a deep dive into who, what, when, where and why plus what happened afterwards.
The characters are well developed and believable.
It's more than a "so-and-so did it!" This novel is a deep dive into who, what, when, where and why plus what happened afterwards.
The characters are well developed and believable.
September 26, 2025
Before Hell's Kitchen was gentrified
A look at how events Hell's Kitchen in the late 70s affected a present day family's life. Colorful and evocative descriptions of a New York of the past. You'll like the characters, many of whom were introduced in Mary's previous novel, Beneath St. Lucy's Steps.
A look at how events Hell's Kitchen in the late 70s affected a present day family's life. Colorful and evocative descriptions of a New York of the past. You'll like the characters, many of whom were introduced in Mary's previous novel, Beneath St. Lucy's Steps.
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