World gone by

A Novel

Pages: 320
Published: 2015
Language: English

Joe Coughlin, a former crime kingpin, now serves as a consigliere to the powerful Bartolo family, enjoying a life of luxury between Tampa and Cuba. But his past catches up to him, forcing him to confront the dark truths of his criminal life. He must now face the consequences of his actions.

Prose complexity: 7/10

Dark Gritty Tense Emotional

Anti-Hero Redemption Arc

Crime Historical Fiction History Literary Fiction Suspense

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...