New Yorked
A gritty journey through love, loss, and vengeance
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Polis Books
Published:23rd Jul '15
Should be back in stock very soon
In New Yorked, Ash McKenna embarks on a chaotic quest for vengeance after the murder of his love, Chell, navigating a treacherous underworld.
In New Yorked, readers are introduced to Ash McKenna, a man who operates as a blunt instrument in the gritty underbelly of New York City. His life revolves around completing jobs—whether that means finding someone, scaring someone, or carrying something. Ash prefers to be compensated in cash, but he’s equally satisfied with a good bottle of whiskey, reflecting his unorthodox approach to work. While he may not be living his dream of becoming an archeologist, the work keeps him afloat in the constantly shifting landscape of the East Village.
However, Ash's life takes a dark turn when he receives a voicemail from Chell, the woman he loves, asking for help. Tragically, he listens to the message just two hours after her lifeless body is discovered. This shocking event propels Ash into a frantic search for her killer, leading him to confront a drag queen crime lord and navigate a complex web involving a role-playing game linked to a hipster turf war.
As he delves deeper into this dangerous investigation, Ash must also confront his own demons, including the painful memories of his relationship with Chell and unresolved feelings about his father's death. New Yorked immerses readers in a noir-inspired narrative filled with tension and emotion, capturing a city that is rapidly changing and the personal struggles of a man grappling with his violent tendencies.
Praise for NEW YORKED: Named one of the Best Books of the Year by the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel "The New York of NEW YORKED is a place of heartbreak and murder that I highly recommend you visit." --Josh Bazell, author of BEAT THE REAPER "Outstanding...I loved this novel. It may be the most quixotic hard-boiled I've read in ages. With clever nods to Chandler and lots of muscular metaphors, Hart has written an achingly lovely farewell to one man's past." --Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel "Hart's debut is a terse, grim, gritty, quickly moving noir that deftly explores post-9/11 New York...Ash is a wrecking ball of an investigator, a direct descendant of Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer." --Mystery Scene "Edgy... relentless pacing and strong sense of place." --Publishers Weekly "There are good action scenes, nice offbeat characters, but what lingers is the swoony dialogue... Noir with a tingle of doomed but sweet romance." --Booklist "A bloody valentine to a New York fast disappearing, this debut is an urban noir populated with memorable characters." --Library Journal "A hard-boiled crime novelist in the vein of greats like Dashiell Hammett and James M. Cain, not to mention modern masters like Lawrence Block and Dennis Lehane." --Staten Island Advance "The literary version of THE WARRIORS." --Lyndsay Faye, author of THE GODS OF GOTHAM "One part Dennis Lehane, one part Lee Child, and one part pure Rob Hart." --Jenny Milchman, author of COVER OF SNOW and RUIN FALLS "With a deft eye for the dirt under its polished fingernails, Rob Hart finds the rotten core inside today's Big Apple." --Todd Robinson, author of THE HARD BOUNCE and editor of THUGLIT "New York is a verb, and the chase is on. You won't be able to turn the pages fast enough." --Suzy Vitello, author of THE MOMENT BEFORE and THE EMPRESS CHRONICLES "A masterful debut... this is a book that sticks with you." --CrimeSpree Magazine "Clever, witty, full of attitude--but never full of itself--Rob Hart's debut novel doesn't waste a syllable." --David Corbett, author of THE DEVIL'S REDHEAD and BLOOD OF PARADISE "Like a sucker punch to the guts before you turn the first page." --Matthew McBride, author of FRANK SINATRA IN A BLENDER and A SWOLLEN RED SUN
ISBN: 9781940610405
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: 351g
304 pages