Strings Attached

Strings Attached follows Kit Corrigan, a young woman who flees her family and a complicated relationship to start anew in 20th-century New York City. Struggling to make ends meet as a chorus girl, she accepts help from an unexpected source: Nate Benedict, her ex-boyfriend's father and a lawyer with mob ties. Kit is tasked with keeping tabs on Billy and performing favors, quickly finding herself caught in a web of deceit and moral compromise. This 368-page chapter book is a gritty historical thriller exploring themes of loyalty, survival, and the difficult choices one makes to survive. Please note: Despite some listings, this book is intended for a Young Adult audience, approximately ages 14 and up, due to mature themes including organized crime, violence, complex relationships, and moral ambiguity.

When Kit Corrigan arrives in New York City, she doesn't have much. She's fled from her family in Providence, Rhode Island, and she's broken off her tempestuous relationship with a boy named Billy, who's enlisted in the army. The city doesn't exactly welcome her with open arms. She gets a bit part as a chorus girl in a Broadway show, but she knows that's not going to last very long. She needs help, and then it comes, from an unexpected source. Nate Benedict is Billy's father. He's also a lawyer involved in the mob. He makes Kit a deal, he'll give her an apartment and introduce her to a new crowd. All she has to do is keep him informed about Billy, and maybe do him a favor every now and then.