City of Graves

Charlestown, Boston, 1993, where bank robberies were frequent. The community became numb to the sinful activity that cursed their neighborhoods for decades. A place where children didn’t grow up aspiring to be doctors and lawyers but instead trained to be the next generation of thieves just like their fathers and grandfathers. Feeding off the fear of many, an underworld created by greed and ruthlessness, by none other than Leo Patrick, a notorious bank robber who is on the FBI’s most wanted list.Brady O’Malley’s troubled past, which involves having witnessed the murder of his father, is linked to Leo Patrick, who has been in hiding for years. Brady chooses to go undercover to help authorities root out the notorious bank robber.Intertwined in the story’s core is a DA with her own past, who is blackmailed and under Leo’s control, the DA becomes his bloodline of information, and the reason he stays one step ahead of the FBI.Brady O’Malley’s past and the death of his father kept him away from Charlestown for years, until Brady’s mother’s health declined, reeling him back to the gritty town. When he decides he’s the only option to possibly bring down Leo Patrick …. Brady goes through a rigorous initiation to become part of Leo’s crew.In the meantime, the DA, Emily Derry, maneuvers through her web of lies and deceitful truths, as the FBI begins to clamp down on her connection with Leo. This story of emotions, wronged pasts, and betrayal, all lead toward redemption, all intertwined with a brewing relationship between Brady O’Malley and Emily Derry.Does their developed love for each other survive the devastating losses as they spiral into a relentless journey of salvation. Read more