A Drink Before the War - Dennis Lehane

A Drink Before the War

By Dennis Lehane

  • Release Date: 2010-07-27
  • Genre: Mysteries & Thrillers
Score: 4
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From 473 Ratings

Description

The mesmerizing, darkly original novel that heralded the arrival of now New York Times bestselling author Dennis Lehane, the master of the new noir—and introduced Patrick Kenzie and Angela Gennaro, his smart and tough private investigators weaned on the blue-collar streets of Dorchester.

A cabal of powerful Boston politicians is willing to pay Kenzie and Gennaro big money for a seemingly small job: to find a missing cleaning woman who stole some secret documents. As Kenzie and Gennaro learn, however, this crime is no ordinary theft. It's about justice, about right and wrong. But in Boston, finding the truth isn’t just a dirty business . . . it’s deadly.

Reviews

  • Fast paced and compelling

    5
    By Hdahgacceggfghjfdgjgshjf
    I found the books pacing to be engaging. I thought the characters were fairly believable. I liked the plot and how it unraveled. A good quick read.
  • Made Me

    4
    By AtomicCoug
    think a little
  • Excellent characters.

    4
    By NancyZF
    Liked the complexity of the plot .
  • Was a recommendation...

    5
    By Kelli_ud
    ... and I LOVED IT! Hard to put down. Witty characters and thought provoking content.
  • Great read

    4
    By Thomas Dock
    Best book I’ve read yet!
  • Racist novel

    2
    By Sdfrdeghfrjed
    Every other page was racist and about race. The author seems to hate black people
  • A Drink Before the War

    3
    By Abro99
    Good read
  • Very good

    5
    By Reader811
    I've read all of Lehane's books and enjoyed them all. I heartily recommend this mystery for it's good plot, good writing and good chacterization
  • Catch up before the next one comes out

    5
    By Big Bub
    I began reading Lehane's books about PIs Patrick Kenzie and Angela Gennaro after reading his excellent novel "Mystic River." I found both characters to be engaging and the plots to be rock solid detective novels. After reading all of them, I have been waiting for him to write another, and my wait will be over on November 2, 2010, when "Moonlight Mile" is released. In case you didn't know or remember, one of their books was adapted by Ben Affleck (a fan of these novels as well) as the terrific film "Gone, Baby, Gone."

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