Ravage & Son: A dark, thrilling new novel of corruption in 19th-century New York

In the novel "Ravage & Son", Abraham Cahan serves as the conscience of the Jewish ghetto and rescues Ben Ravage from a trade school, sending him to Harvard to earn a law degree. However, Ben rejects the chance to escape his origins and becomes a detective for the Kehilla, a quixotic gang backed by wealthy uptown patrons. He is charged with rooting out the Jewish Mr. Hyde, a half-mad villain who attacks the prostitutes of Allen Street.

Format: Unspecified
Length: 256 pages
Publication date: 23 November 2023
Publisher: Bedford Square Publishers

In his novel "Ravage & Son", master storyteller Abraham Cahan delves into the dark and corrupt world of early Manhattan's Lower East Side, a place that served as the cradle of Jewish immigration during the early years of the twentieth century. The story reflects the lost world of this vibrant community in a haunting mirror.

As the editor of the Jewish Daily Forward, Abraham Cahan serves as the conscience of the Jewish ghetto, a place teeming with rogue cops and swindlers. He takes it upon himself to rescue Ben Ravage, an orphan, from a trade school and sends him off to Harvard to earn a law degree. However, upon his return, Ben rejects the chance to escape his gritty origins and instead becomes a detective for the Kehilla, a quixotic gang backed by wealthy uptown patrons who aim to rid the Lower East Side of criminals.

Ben's mission is to hunt down the Jewish Mr. Hyde, a half-mad villain who preys on the prostitutes of Allen Street. As he delves deeper into this case, Ben discovers that his fate is irrevocably intertwined with that of this violent and sinister man.

"Ravage & Son" is a powerful exploration of crime, corruption, and antisemitism in early Manhattan, offering a vivid portrayal of a lost world and the individuals who inhabit it. Through the character of Ben Ravage, Cahan explores the complexities of morality, loyalty, and the consequences of one's choices in a society ridden with darkness and danger.

Weight: 180g
Dimension: 197 x 129 x 19 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781915798206