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The Historical Fiction Company Review - October 2022

5 STARS!

"...but this is also the story of the woman behind the man, her own ambitions in life, and her unwavering support of her husband, even during great danger. This book reveals a quite different Victorian world than most imagine, the dark underbelly of racial injustice against the Irish in America and the shadowy world of brothels and booze. 

The author's aptitude with history and with the travails of the Irish during this time in American history is well-developed, even the seedier aspects of the underlying corruption in politics and the Irish mob/gangs of New York, and of John's eventual relationship with Tammany Hall. For fans of movies such as Cinderella Man or Gangs of New York, this is a splendid rendition of the real life of John Morrissey with very entertaining page-turning passages and scenes, a book easily finished in one sitting.”