Bøger af Roger Higgins

Life is harsh in mid-19th-century New York, where 15-year-old orphaned Irish immigrant Billy Gogan lands to make his way in the Five Points, the city's greatest slum. He learns about political corruption, love, and the ephemeral nature of being as he faces forces much stronger than himself. His pluck and wits keep him a step ahead of disaster while he chases his dreams.

Having fled New York and all he knows in fear for his life, Billy Gogan enlists in the U.S. Army on the eve of the Mexican-American War. Amidst the bloodshed, he is sent on a mission with the Texas Rangers, which ends in a tragic war crime. Billy's latest adventure leaves him on a lonely rooftop as the battle rages about him.