When Frank Russo, the pastor of St. Lucy's Church, discovers the body of a young woman buried beneath the steps of his church, he sets into motion a search for justice from the streets of today's trendy financial district, to the squalor of the Five Points neighborhood in 1898. Together with his childhood friend, NYPD Deputy Commissioner Izzy Scanlon and Detective Dan Colon, this team of sleuths connect the ...Täielik kirjeldus
When Frank Russo, the pastor of St. Lucy's Church, discovers the body of a young woman buried beneath the steps of his church, he sets into motion a search for justice from the streets of today's trendy financial district, to the squalor of the Five Points neighborhood in 1898. Together with his childhood friend, NYPD Deputy Commissioner Izzy Scanlon and Detective Dan Colon, this team of sleuths connect the clues left uncovered for more than 125 years. Solving the mystery uncovers a troubling story of loss, obsession and greed that leads to a final shocking confrontation.
The mystery of the girl Beneath St. Lucy's Steps intertwines the story of New York's impoverished immigrant population and the powerful reformers of New York's wealthy upper class during the Gilded Age of New York.