Made in America

or The Tragedy of Billy Castle and Unexpected Absolution of Dean Willis

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Literary Thriller, Tragedy, Crime Thriller, and Novels

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Death, Abuse, Sex, Violence, and Profanity

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Oct 16, 2025

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641 pages

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Made in America

or The Tragedy of Billy Castle and Unexpected Absolution of Dean Willis

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Blood Floods The Boroughs

In the shadow of American prosperity, where the powerful feast while the powerless serve, Billy Castle discovers that the country's founding sins never died.

A nightclub caterer skirting the edges of Manhattan's elite, Billy Castle lives on borrowed light, serving men who will never know his name while supporting an alcoholic mother at home. One night he witnesses an act of violence that shatters his employer's glittering Uptown facade and drags him into the undercurrents of power his family has brushed against for generations. At its center lies Archer Stone, a man both architect and revenant of the American dream, whose reach extends far beyond the transactional and whose influence feels less political than elemental. Through Billy's unraveling, the fractures of a larger nation surface.

What follows is a descent through inherited guilt and manufactured amnesia, where loyalty is tested against survival and prosperity is revealed as theater. Drawing from the architecture of Greek tragedy and sharpened in a contemporary key, Made in America examines the myths a nation tells itself—the promises of liberty, the bargains of justice—and how quickly they collapse when the country begins to eat its young.

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Genres

Literary Thriller, Tragedy, Crime Thriller, and Novels

Trigger Warnings

Death, Abuse, Sex, Violence, and Profanity

Type of Ending

Series

Not part of a series

Author Prefers A Review On

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Reader Spots Remaining

Number of days to read

Publication Date

Oct 16, 2025

Page Length

641 pages

Available Formats

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Author

Jack Chase is an American novelist and the founder of Abbycat Group, a boutique publishing house. Known for his unflinching realism, character-driven storytelling, and cinematic prose, Chase writes, designs, and publishes all of his work under the Abbycat Group imprint. His catalog includes Violent Crimes: The Butcher of Westchester, Overtime: The Ballad of Marcus Graves, Beat Cop: A Love Letter to the City of Fog, Ghosts, and Lost Men, and IMMUNDUS: A Western-Navajo Folktale. Whether it's a modern crime thriller or a haunting western, Chase's work pulls no punches. His stories are built for readers who crave character, consequence, and high stakes.