New Yorked

Ashley McKenna is a blunt instrument. Find someone, scare someone, carry something; point him at the job, he gets it done. He generally accepts money upon completion, though a bottle of whiskey works, too--he's comfortable working on a barter system. It's not the career he dreamed about (archeologist) but it keeps him comfortable in his ever-changing East Village neighborhood.

That's until Chell, the woman he loves, leaves him a voicemail looking for help--a voicemail he gets two hours after her body is found. Ash hunts for her killer with the grace of a wrecking ball, running afoul of a drag queen crime lord and stumbling into a hard-boiled role playing game that might be connected to a hipster turf war.

Along the way, he's forced to face the memories of his tumultuous relationship with Chell, his unresolved anger over his father’s death, and the consequences of his own violent tendencies.

NEW YORKED takes you deep into the seedy underbelly of New York with an unforgettable literary voice steeped in the classic noir tradition, and a glimpse at a city disappearing right before our very eyes.

Genre: Mystery

"The New York of New Yorked is a place of heartbreak and murder I highly recommend you visit." - Josh Bazell

"Clever, witty, full of attitude—but never full of itself—Rob Hart’s debut novel doesn’t waste a syllable." - David Corbett

"The literary version of THE WARRIORS." - Lyndsay Faye

"Like a sucker punch to the guts before you turn the first page." - Matthew McBride

"One part Dennis Lehane, one part Lee Child, and one part pure Rob Hart." - Jenny Milchman

"With a deft eye for the dirt under its polished fingernails, Rob Hart finds the rotten core inside today's Big Apple." - Todd Robinson

"New York is a verb, and the chase is on. You won't be able to turn the pages fast enough." - Suzy Vitello