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A drink before the war

A drink before the war

CrimeMystery
Pages
400
Published
1994
Language
English

Synopsis

Private investigators Patrick Kenzie and Angela Gennaro take on a seemingly straightforward case: finding a cleaning woman accused of stealing confidential documents. However, their investigation quickly spirals into a dangerous world far beyond simple theft. They uncover a dark network of extortion, assassination, and child prostitution, forcing them to confront the city's most depraved secrets.

Prose complexity
7/10

Vibe

DarkGrittyTense
Morally GreyRevengeBetrayal

Genres

Crime Mystery Thriller Hardboiled

About the author

D
Dennis Lehane

Dennis Lehane is an American novelist born August 4, 1965, in the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. He is best known for a series of hardboiled mysteries featuring Boston private investigators Patrick Kenzie and Angela Gennaro, beginning with A Drink Before the War (1994), and for standalone novels including Mystic River, Shutter Island, The Given Day, and Small Mercies. Four of his novels have been adapted into films: Mystic River (2003, directed by Clint Eastwood), Gone Baby Go...

Characters

Patrick KenzieProtagonist
Angela GennaroProtagonist
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