Live by Night
$37.21
- Paperback
512 pages
- Release Date
11 June 2013
Summary
Joe Coughlin is nineteen when he meets Emma Gould. A smalltime thief in 1920s Boston, he is told to cuff her while his accomplices raid the casino she works for. But Joe falls in love with Emma - and his life changes for ever.
That meeting is the beginning of Joe’s journey to becoming one of the nation’s most feared and respected gangsters. It is a journey beset by violence, double-crossing, drama and pain. And it is a journey into the soul of prohibition-era America…
A powerf…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780349123691 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0349123691 |
| Author: | Dennis Lehane |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Abacus |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 512 |
| Release Date: | 11 June 2013 |
| Weight: | 358g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 127mm x 33mm |
| Series: | Joe Coughlin |
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Critics Review
This is not just brilliant period crime writing but brilliant writing full stop
Dennis Lehane’s speciality is the fast-paced gangster thriller that’s also a deeply felt novel. His latest, about a Boston criminal, doesn’t disappoint on either count… I guarantee that all you’ll be able to do is keep on turning the pages. The prose crackles with Chandleresque jokes, the narrative never flags and there’s even a genuinely heart-stopping love story. In addition to all that, the book beautifully evokes the entire era of early Thirties Prohibition America - Readers’ Digest
This is a book that should put [Lehane’s] name right up there where it belongs, right up there alongside Doctorow and Dreiser - Scotland on SundayHistory is merely a backdrop in a story that seeks just to be exciting, sexy and atmospheric. The author’s trademark combination of dark deeds, graceful pose and sassy dialogue ensures it succeeds - Sunday TimesLehane’s tough, muscular prose captures the era well; and his dialogue brings to life the inhabitants of its underworld - SpectatorThe crime writer’s crime writer; with a spare, stark edge to his work that lifts it into the truly great class… The gangster world is superbly evoked and the story is as tight and powerful as the trigger on a Thompson sub-machine - Daily MailAbout The Author
Dennis Lehane
Dennis Lehane was born and raised in Dorchester, Massachusetts. He has won and been shortlisted for several awards for his writing and three of his books have been made into films. He lives in the Boston area.
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