A frightening saga of he west side of Manhattan as the treasure legacy of a long-dead gangster fuels a near-apocalyptic series of events. A gruesome murder, a huge explosion, and bizarre characters — living and dead — including a tribe of malformed males who live in tunnels under the streets of Hell’s Kitchen, a 19th-century saint, and a Papal Nuncio. A puzzle for Hugo Miller, socialite Ruth Jensen, handsome Gabriele Cortese and NYPD detective Mike di Saronno.
