The Gods of New York

About the book

'Vivid and compelling' - The Telegraph
'A masterful portrait of the city' - Observer
'A propulsive, gorgeously reported account of the forces that re-shaped New York in the late 1980s, The Gods of New York is brilliant historical non-fiction that doubles as a warning about the future.'
- Emily Nussbaum, author of Cue the Sun
'A rip-roaring, sweeping, essential work of history... A must read.' - Jonathan Eig, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of King: A Life.
'Jonathan Mahler has pulled off a magic trick' - Wright Thompson, author of the The Barn
'Mahler will have you hooked from start to finish... as colourful and fascinating as the city it captures' - Irish...