Novels by Stephen Burke

The Mahoneys of West Seattle, the most recent novel by Stephen Burke.

The Mahoneys of West Seattle

When a family must live apart to keep their dream alive

It’s 1999, and the Mahoney Plan isn’t exactly going according to schedule. To get it back on track, Anne takes a contract job on the North Slope of Alaska, where she’s confronted with a possible career-ending decision. Her husband Matthew stays in West Seattle with their two kids and deals with an unexpected ghost from his South Boston past. Beyond their separate dilemmas, a tragic event occurs that changes the life of one of their children forever.

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Novels by Stephen Burk

The Chieftains of South Boston, a novel by Stephen Burke.

First Novel

The Chieftains of South Boston

How much are we defined by the place where we grow up, and how much can we defy those forces?

Matthew Mahoney escaped South Boston after high school but returns to get married. His two older brothers never left and are at the top of their respective games—politics and the Irish Mafia. At the wedding, family fireworks go off in spectacular fashion. The night ends with an incident that sends the whole city of Boston into turmoil. An intense seven-day drama creates the ultimate test for the brothers: how to be loyal to family, to friends and to a place called home.

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Cover art by Joel Ertsgaard.