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Book Review of The Rising of the Moon

The Rising of the Moon
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Irish immigrant Tom Tracy knows the thrill of being a rising aide to a Boston politician, and of making love to Rachel Levka, the daughter of a Russion Jewish businessman. But when a fiery rebel named Padraic Starr arrives in Boston and murders a British agent, the ambitious young American and the remarkable woman he loves are pulled into Starr's dark wake.