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By: Dennis Lehane

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Paperback | 8 March 2016 | Edition Number 1

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416 Pages

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2.5 x 12.6 x 19.6

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'The best gangster novel since The Godfather' Stephen King

Joe Coughlin is untouchable. Once one of America's most feared and prominent gangsters, he now moves effortlessly between the social elite, politicians, police and the mob. He has everything he could possibly want; money, power, a beautiful mistress, and anonymity.

But in a town that runs on corruption, vengeance and greed, success can't protect Joe from the dark truth of his past -- and ultimately, the wages of a lifetime of sin will finally be paid in full . . .

Chilling, heart-breaking and gripping, this is the most complex and powerful novel to date from Dennis Lehane, writer on The Wire and author of modern classics such as Shutter Island, Gone, Baby, Gone and The Given Day.

Industry Reviews

The best gangster novel since The Godfather. Terrific story, shattering conclusion - Stephen King

This is not just brilliant period crime writing but brilliant writing full stop - Independent

Echoes of The Godfather abound, but between the mob showdowns you are reminded too, of literary novels tracing a man's inexorable advance towards death . . . impressive - Sunday Times

Dennis Lehane just keeps getting better . . . a lost America of sharp suits and sharpshooters brilliantly to life - Mail on Sunday

A masterpiece by the crime writer's crime writer, this is the finest novel of the year with a spare, stark edge that cuts into your very soul . . . No one captures menace quite as elegantly as Lehane, nor understands the mob better . . . Boardwalk Empire on speed - Daily Mail on Live By Night

Sophisticated, literary and barbed enough . . . it makes this book a sentence-by-sentence pleasure. You are in the hands of an expert. And you'll know it - Scotsman on Live By Night

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