Live by Night
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.brbrThat 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...brbrA powerful, deeply moving novel, Live By Night is a tour-de-force by Dennis Lehane, writer on The Wire and author of modern classics such as Shutter Island, Gone, Baby, Gone and The Given Day.
| Autor: | Lehane, Dennis |
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| EAN: | 9781408703168 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Seitenzahl: | 416 |
| Produktart: | kartoniert, broschiert |
| Verlag: | Little, Brown Little, Brown Book Group |
| Veröffentlichungsdatum: | 21.09.2012 |
| Schlagworte: | 1920er Jahre / Zwanziger Jahre; Romane/Erzählungen Englisch; Romane/Erzählungen USA, Geschichte; Romane/Erzählungen dennis lehane live by night prayers for rain a drink before the war darkness, take my hand sacre gone, baby, gone prayers in rain moonlight mile patrick kenzie angela gennaro crime partners crime series noir noir crime psychological thriller mytery thriller boston america american crime writer american thriller thriller series 1920s' jou coughlin emma gould gangsters mafia organized crime drama dramatic novels prohibition prohibition era violence violent crime fast-apced novels american dream |
| Größe: | 233 × 154 |
| Gewicht: | 548 g |
