This might sound like a bit of an oxymoron, but nobody does dysfunctional family crime like William Boyle. And this is a perfect example of that. One moment in time, a fatal reaction, that festers like a boil for decades until it bursts and even more lives are ruined. Brooklyn noir at its best!
Saint of the Narrows Street by William Boyle, (List Price: $28.95, Soho Crime, 9781641296403, February 2025)
Reviewed by Pete Mock, McIntyre’s Books in Pittsboro, North Carolina