In 1904, the Hudson and East Rivers were vital to Manhattan. And for the gangs of New York, they offered a means to make a fortune in smuggled goods. When Detective Mike Braddock foils a heist at sea the city honours him a hero. But Mike's still looking for the man behind the plot, a criminal power house vying for control of the rivers. Rival gangs have their eyes on the same target, though, and they don't mind knocking Mike out of the way to get there first.Hell's Gate takes readers to the rough and tumble streets of old New York, climaxing in a showdown set against the vivid backdrop of the greatest tragedy to strike New York before September 11, 2001.