Rob Hart is the author of six novels, the short story collection Take-Out, Scott Free with James Patterson, and a Star Wars short story. His latest book, The Warehouse, sold in more than 20 countries and was optioned for film by Ron Howard. His new novel, The Paradox Hotel, is due in February 2022.
[My Book, The Movie: Potter's Field; The Page 69 Test: Potter's Field; The Page 69 Test: The Warehouse; Writers Read: Rob Hart (January 2021)]
In 2015 at the Daily Beast, Hart tagged five great books about New York City that inspired him, including:
Gravesend by William BoyleRead about another entry on the list.
This working-class noir, published in 2013, eschews the glitz and glamour of Manhattan for the more suburban environs of SouthBrooklyn. Specifically, Gravesend, a neighborhood that feels locked in time even as the history of it is slowly eroding.
The sense of place is strong and achingly familiar. What aches more are the paths of these characters, orbiting around the tragic death of a young man more than ten years past. Each of them is marching toward something terrifying, or maybe just inevitable. It’s an incredible tour of want, loss, family, hatred, and a neighborhood most people couldn’t find on a map.
My Book, The Movie: Gravesend.
The Page 69 Test: Gravesend.
--Marshal Zeringue
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