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Description for Live by Night
Paperback. A major new standalone from the acclaimed author Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 34. Weight in Grams: 360. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
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 powerful, deeply moving novel, Live By Night is a tour-de-force by Dennis ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Abacus
Condition
Used, Very Good
Number of Pages
512
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780349123691
SKU
KCW0000940
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1
About Dennis Lehane
Dennis Lehane is the author of bestsellers Mystic River, Shutter Island, Gone Baby Gone, and Live By Night, all of which have been made into award-winning films. He is one of the most celebrated and critically acclaimed authors of his generation and the recipient of the Shamus Award for Best First Novel, the Edgar, Anthony and Barry awards for Best ... Read more
Reviews for Live by Night
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 ... Read more