‘[A]n immersive historical novel in which social constructions of race impact politics on a grand scale.’ — Foreword Reviews
‘[A] descriptive, engaging thriller set in the dark alleys of New York’s Chinatown more than a hundred years ago.’ — Asian Review of Books
New York City, 1907.
Archana Morley knows what it’s like to be an outsider. As a woman journalist from India making her way through the cutthroat world of tabloid newspapers, she’s always on the lookout for untold stories.
In the aftermath of a bloody shooting in Chinatown, Archana finds her most challenging subject—the dreaded gangster Mock Duck. But she realizes that things are not as they seem when the mayor declares Chinatown must be demolished, and the authorities raid Mock’s home and tear apart his family. She embarks on a quest for the truth that leads her from gritty alleys to the back-room politics of City Hall and beyond.
Inspired by real events, No.10 Doyers Street is a gripping novel of New York City on the cusp of modernity, as seen through a unique immigrant perspective.
‘Radha Vatsal has impressed me with her precise and astute observations and rich detail for some time, and her upcoming book shows Vatsal at the top of her game.’
— CrimeReads
‘[A]n engrossing read about the erasure of people and their homes and culture in the name of so-called progress.’
— Historical Novel Society
"This book begins with heartbreak and ends up being an extremely deft portrait of the way politics work ... Archie and the story of a bursting New York City is indelible." — Aunt Agatha's
Genre: Mystery
‘[A] descriptive, engaging thriller set in the dark alleys of New York’s Chinatown more than a hundred years ago.’ — Asian Review of Books
New York City, 1907.
Archana Morley knows what it’s like to be an outsider. As a woman journalist from India making her way through the cutthroat world of tabloid newspapers, she’s always on the lookout for untold stories.
In the aftermath of a bloody shooting in Chinatown, Archana finds her most challenging subject—the dreaded gangster Mock Duck. But she realizes that things are not as they seem when the mayor declares Chinatown must be demolished, and the authorities raid Mock’s home and tear apart his family. She embarks on a quest for the truth that leads her from gritty alleys to the back-room politics of City Hall and beyond.
Inspired by real events, No.10 Doyers Street is a gripping novel of New York City on the cusp of modernity, as seen through a unique immigrant perspective.
‘Radha Vatsal has impressed me with her precise and astute observations and rich detail for some time, and her upcoming book shows Vatsal at the top of her game.’
— CrimeReads
‘[A]n engrossing read about the erasure of people and their homes and culture in the name of so-called progress.’
— Historical Novel Society
"This book begins with heartbreak and ends up being an extremely deft portrait of the way politics work ... Archie and the story of a bursting New York City is indelible." — Aunt Agatha's
Genre: Mystery
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