{"product_id":"saint-of-the-narrows-street","title":"SAINT OF THE NARROWS STREET","description":"\u003cp\u003eAs an Italian American familys decades-old secret begins to unravel, they will have to bear the consequences-and face each other-in this thrilling south Brooklyn-set tragic opera of the highest caliber from crime fiction luminary William Boyle.William Boyle is the master of Brooklyn-set crime fiction and Saint of the Narrows Street is his magnum opus. For fans of The Sopranos, Jonathan Lethem, and Dennis Lehane.Gravesend, Brooklyn, 1986: Risa Franzone lives in a ground-floor apartment on Saint of the Narrows Street with her bad-seed husband, Saverio, and their eight-month-old baby, Fabrizio. On the night Risas younger sister, Giulia, moves in to recover from a bad breakup, a fateful accident occurs: Risa, boiled over with anger and fear, strikes a drunk, erratic Sav with a cast-iron pan, killing him onthe spot.The sisters are left with a choice: notify the authorities and make a case for self-defense, or bury the mans body and go on with their lives as best they can. In a moment of panic, in the late hours of the night, they call upon Savs childhood friend-the sweet, loyal Christopher Chooch Gardini-to help them, hoping they can trust him to carry a secret like this.Over the vast expanse of the next eighteen years, life goes on in the working-class Italian neighborhood of Gravesend as Risa, Giulia, Chooch, and eventually Fabrizio grapple with what happened that night. A standout work of character-driven crime fiction from a celebrated author of the form, Saint of the Narrows Street is a searing and richly drawn novel about the choices we make and how they shape our lives.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bookazine","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45882318684358,"sku":"DADAX1641296402","price":47.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0695\/9389\/1014\/files\/813ql1Fq8OL.jpg?v=1779768158","url":"https:\/\/ergodemedia.com\/products\/saint-of-the-narrows-street","provider":"Ergodemedia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}