A crossroads can be a place of great power. So begins this deliciously spine-tingling prequel to Kate Milford's The Boneshaker, set in the colourful world of nineteenth-century Coney Island and New York City. Few crossroads compare to the one being formed by the Brooklyn Bridge and the East River, and as the bridge's construction progresses, forces of unimaginable evil seek to bend that power to their advantage. Only two orphans with unusual skills stand in their way. Can the teenagers Sam, a card sharp, and Jin, a fireworks expert, stop them before it's too late? Here is a richly textured, slow-burning thriller about friendship, courage, and the age-old fight between good and evil.

 

There are 464 pages in this book. This book was published 2015 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company .

Kate Milford , the author of The Boneshaker, has written for stage and screen. She lives in Brooklyn, New York. Visit her at www. clockworkfoundry. com.