Justice Flanagan Historical Crime Series by Paddy Hirsch

The Devil's Half Mile (2018, Book 1) Audie Nominee

Seven years after a financial crisis nearly toppled America, traders chafe at government regulations on Wall Street, racial tensions are rising, and corrupt financiers make back-door deals with politicians. 1799 was a hell of a year.

When young lawyer Justy Flanagan returns to New York to prove his father's innocence, he exposes a massive fraud that has already claimed lives—and one the perpetrators are determined to keep secret at any cost. From NPR reporter Paddy Hirsch comes a gritty, evocative thriller about Irish gangs in New York at the end of the eighteenth century.

Critical Acclaim for Euan Morton's Narration

"Narrator Euan Morton's soft Irish brogue transports listeners to New York City in 1799. Morton uses a variety of Irish, British, and Colonial accents to differentiate the characters and softens his voice for Carrie, the lone woman. Justice Flanagan is in everyone's crosshairs—from constables to investors—as he searches for the truth. There's a good deal of graphic violence and murder, which Morton reads with nary a hitch in his hypnotic Irish lilt."

— AudioFile Magazine

Nominations

• 2019 Audie Award Finalist — Best Male Narrator

Author Paddy Hirsch on Euan Morton's Performance

"I was surprised and delighted last year, when Macmillan Audio told me that Euan was going to read my novel for the audiobook. But I was stunned by the result. He really does a spectacular job. So good, in fact, that he has changed the way I think about some of the characters myself. When I read the book aloud at events, I often find myself reading the way he reads, and using the voices that he uses in the audiobook. It's quite an experience."

— Paddy Hirsch

Hudson's Kill (2019, Book 2)

Set in 1803 New York, Hudson's Kill is the riveting sequel in Paddy Hirsch's historical thriller series. New York is rife with tension as the city expands, and whoever knows where the city will build can control it. Violence builds as a mysterious provocateur pits the city's black and Irish gangs against each other.

When a young black girl is found stabbed to death, both Justy Flanagan, now a City Marshal, and Kerry O'Toole, now a school teacher, decide separately to go after the killer. They each find their way to a shadowy community on the fringes of the growing city, where they uncover a craven political conspiracy bound up with a criminal enterprise that is stunning in its depravity.

About Paddy Hirsch

Paddy Hirsch is an award-winning journalist and online video host who produces the NPR podcast The Indicator from Planet Money. He came to journalism after serving for eight years as an officer in the British Royal Marines. He is also the author of the nonfiction book Man vs. Markets: Economics Explained, Plain and Simple.

Visit Paddy Hirsch's official website for more information about the author and his works.