Hell gate : a novel
(Book)

New York City politics have always been filled with intrigue and shady deals. Assistant DA Alex Cooper and her NYPD colleagues find themselves investigating a shipwreck involving human cargo -- illegally trafficked immigrants -- at the same time a sex scandal threatens the career of a promising young congressman. When Alex discovers that a young woman who died in the wreck and the congressman's murdered lover have the same tattoo -- the brand of the mastermind behind the trafficking operation -- she realizes that the city's entire political landscape hangs in the balance.