A review by saldragski
The Gods of Gotham by Lyndsay Faye

4.0

4.5 stars. NYC starts the first Police Department in 1845. Violence against and murder of older children; Protestants vs Catholics; lawlessness in pre-NYPD; political gains. Not a book for everyone due to the violence and religious nature (each chapter starts with a quote from a Protestant periodical against the Papacy (Catholics). Very good mystery though with some surprises the last 100 pages or so.