begins with the brutal murder of a young woman in the middle of a cold November day. The year is 1905 and Pintoff manages to incorporate the General Slocum steamship tragedy, New York City politics, and the growing field of criminal psychology into the murder investigation. The book was well-written and entertaining, and like other reviewers have noted, her writing does remind me of Caleb Carr's work. Truth be told, I think Carr is better, but overall In the Shadow of Gotham
was a a fun, entertaining read.
