(I received a free copy of this book from Net Galley in exchange for an honest review.)

A Catholic parish is torn apart when two of its members are accused of murder
1806 is not a good time to be Catholic in Boston. When a man is brutally killed on the Boston Post Road, two unsuspecting Irishmen are charged with the crime. For five months they rot in prison, denied a lawyer until just two days before the hearing. It is a mockery of justice—a one-day trial that results in a unanimous verdict: The Irishmen will be hanged, dissected, and dismembered.
Comforting them falls to Father Cheverus, a French émigré struggling to adapt to life in the New World. It is his duty to help the condemned find peace, but any overture he makes to the prisoners will be met with an anti-Catholic backlash that could destroy his fledgling congregation. As he walks a fraught path, the priest must decide: Is his obligation to his flock, or to God?

*3.5 stars*

This story is based on real events. It encompasses the immigrant life - the hatred, the persecution, the discrimination faced by all those Irish Catholics who came to the Boston area. Historically, I found this to be a really fascinating story. Looking back and seeing that not much has changed in our world in 200 years is a bit of an eye-opener.

However, as far as story-telling goes, it was a bit bland and a bit boring, to be honest. There really wasn't anything that made me sit up and take note - it was a powerful story that just missed the mark in pacing.


Paul
ARH