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Stealing Nyack: a new novel
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ISBN13: 9798181252929
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Jun 12 2026
Pages: 416
Weight: 1.10
Height: 1.03 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Jun 12 2026
Pages: 416
Weight: 1.10
Height: 1.03 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Some people are looking for a second chance.
This summer, a three-legged thief is going to choose one for them. In the moody, fog-laden river town of Nyack, New York, the nights belong to the lonely. Under the glittering, distant spans of the Tappan Zee Bridge, Wallace Wally Finch spends his insomnia-fueled midnights baking cardamom buns, safely hiding from the daylight world that broke him. He likes his life exactly like his dough: predictable, quiet, and entirely under his control. Until 2:00 AM, when a metallic clatter echoes from a sealed, historical flour chute, and a fiercely independent, three-legged calico cat named Minnie drops an antique brass key into his workspace. Minnie isn't just a stray; she's a feline mastermind on a mission. As she prowls the steep hills of Broadway and Main Street, she begins pulling off a series of tiny, deliberate midnight heists-stealing a critical prop from the historic Elmwood Playhouse, an old paintbrush from a reclusive waterfront artist, and a set of car keys from an exhausted bridge commuter.
This summer, a three-legged thief is going to choose one for them. In the moody, fog-laden river town of Nyack, New York, the nights belong to the lonely. Under the glittering, distant spans of the Tappan Zee Bridge, Wallace Wally Finch spends his insomnia-fueled midnights baking cardamom buns, safely hiding from the daylight world that broke him. He likes his life exactly like his dough: predictable, quiet, and entirely under his control. Until 2:00 AM, when a metallic clatter echoes from a sealed, historical flour chute, and a fiercely independent, three-legged calico cat named Minnie drops an antique brass key into his workspace. Minnie isn't just a stray; she's a feline mastermind on a mission. As she prowls the steep hills of Broadway and Main Street, she begins pulling off a series of tiny, deliberate midnight heists-stealing a critical prop from the historic Elmwood Playhouse, an old paintbrush from a reclusive waterfront artist, and a set of car keys from an exhausted bridge commuter.
Minnie isn't hoarding trash. She's collecting broken souls. And as her bizarre trail of stolen contrabands forces these isolated neighbors into each other's orbits, the citizens of Nyack will discover that sometimes you have to lose everything you're holding onto in order to find exactly where you belong. Stealing Nyack is a tender, whimsical, and deeply moving novel about the invisible tethers that connect us all. Perfect for fans of the quirky, observant charm of Shelby Van Pelt's Remarkably Bright Creatures, the small-town warmth of The House in the Cerulean Sea, and the redemptive heart of A Man Called Ove. From Joplin James Sell, the award-winning, celebrated author of Little Star, The Silent Keeper, and The Incredible Mr. Hanky Panky, comes a brilliant new contemporary fable about the beauty of life's leftovers, the magic of community, and the tiny miracles that happen while the rest of the world is fast asleep.
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