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Gravesend : a Novel by William Boyle is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is Gravesend : a Novel about?
In this masterful work of neo-noir, William Boyle expertly captures the grit and desperation of a neighborhood in flux, and spotlights the neighbors who find themselves caught up in the crimes of the past. Some worship him and some want him dead, but either way, tensions run high when "Ray Boy" Calabrese is released from prison. It's been sixteen years since Ray Boy's actions led to the death of a young man. The victim's brother, Conway D'Innocenzio, is a 29-year-old Brooklynite wasting away at a local Rite Aid, stuck in the past and drawn into a darker side of himself when he hears of Ray Boy's freedom. But even with the perfect plan in place, Conway can't bring himself to take the ultimate revenge on Ray Boy, which sends him into a spiral of self-loathing and soul-searching. Meanwhile, Alessandra, a failed actress, returns to her native Gravesend after the death of her cancer-stricken mother, torn between the desperate need to escape back to Los Angeles as...
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It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- William Boyle
- Publisher
- Pegasus Books
- Published
- 2018
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781643133386
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- True Crime, Mystery, Literary Fiction
- Rating
- 4 / 5 (265 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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