Description: "[In] W.M. Akers's superb debut,"Westside,"...his research is excellent...his prose sharply crystalline." - New York Times "Superb . . . his research is excellent . . . his prose sharply crystalline." - New York Times Book Review "The Alienist meets The City & The City in this brilliant debut that mixes fantasy and mystery. Gilda Carr's 'tiny mysteries' pack a giant punch." - David Morrell, New York Times bestselling author of Murder As a Fine Art "A cast of meticulously developed and memorable characters as well as strong worldbuilding and atmospherics...Fans of genre-bending fiction will relish this inventive mix of mystery and the paranormal." - Publishers Weekly "Akers' debut novel is an addictively readable fusion of mystery, dark fantasy, alternate history, and existential horror...It's like a literary shot of Prohibition-era rotgut moonshine--bracing, quite possibly hallucination-inducing, and unlike anything you've ever experienced before...The illegitimate love child of Algernon Blackwood and Raymond Chandler." - Kirkus Reviews (starred review) "Full of action and colorful characters, this genre mash-up is expertly done and will be enjoyed by fans of mysteries and fantasy alike." - Booklist (starred review) "Akers' hugely enjoyable debut marries inventive alt-history with truly strange magic and a protagonist you won't soon forget." - B&N Sci Fi & Fantasy Blog "A fascinating, delightfully twisty mystery. Westside crosses prohibition-era New York with the dark strangeness of Neverwhere. Fierce young detective Gilda Carr makes you believe that small mysteries hold the answers to everything." - Erika Swyler, bestselling author of The Book of Speculation and Light from Other Stars

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