This is a book that should put name right up there where it belongs, right up there alongside Doctorow and Dreiser ( Scotland on Sunday) In addition to all that, the book beautifully evokes the entire era of early Thirties Prohibition America ( Readers' Digest)
The prose crackles with Chandleresque jokes, the narrative never flags and there's even a genuinely heart-stopping love story. I guarantee that all you'll be able to do is keep on turning the pages. His latest, about a Boston criminal, doesn't disappoint on either count. Lehane is one of the great contemporary American crime writers ( Daily Mail)ĭennis Lehane's speciality is the fast-paced gangster thriller that's also a deeply felt novel.
Lehane's thrillers mix viscerally violent excitement with a thorough airing of ethical dilemmas ( Daily Telegraph) So beautifully written and so sharp in its details and atmosphere that it's no wonder Lehane's books attract filmmakers with such ease ( Irish Voice)
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