New York: Putnam, (2009.) dj. Hardcover first edition - A gritty thriller set on Staten Island in New York City: college history instruction Kevin Curran attempts to help his brother stay away from heroin, but is instead dragged into an underworld plot of murder, mafia hit men and criminal espionage. Bloodroot is a fictional counterpart of the real horrors of Willowbrook. 321 pp. ISBN: 9780399155925.