Its New Years Eve, 1976, and New York is a city on the edge. As midnight approaches, a blizzard sets in and the sound of two gunshots rings out across Central Park. The search for the shooter will bring together a rich cast of New Yorkers. With rights sold in more than 16 territories, this sensational novel invites comparisons with the work of Don DeLillo and Jonathan Franzen.
Regan and William Hamilton-Sweeney, heirs to a great fortune; Keith and Mercer, the men who, for better or worse, love them; Charlie and Samantha, two suburban teenagers seduced by the punk scene; an obsessive magazine reporter and his idealistic neighbour - and the detective trying to figure out what any of them have to do with a shooting in Central Park on New Year's Eve.
Then, on July 13th, 1977, the lights go out in New York City.
