Find Request It
Cover Image

The drop [LP]

"Three days after Christmas, a lonely bartender looking for a reason to live rescues an abused puppy from a trash can and meets a damaged woman looking for something to believe in. As their relationship grows, they cross paths with the Chechen mafia; a man grown dangerous with age and thwarted hopes...

Full description

Saved in:
Main Author: Lehane, Dennis
Format: Books Print Book Large Print
Language:English
Published: New York : Harper Luxe, 2014.
Edition:First Harperluxe edition.
Subjects:
Criminals > Fiction.
Couples > Fiction.
Rescue dogs > Fiction.
Large print books.
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Summary:"Three days after Christmas, a lonely bartender looking for a reason to live rescues an abused puppy from a trash can and meets a damaged woman looking for something to believe in. As their relationship grows, they cross paths with the Chechen mafia; a man grown dangerous with age and thwarted hopes; two hapless stick-up artists; a very curious cop; and the original owner of the puppy, who wants his dog back" -- from publisher's web site.
Item Description:"Originally published in a different form, as "Animal rescue," in the anthology Boston Noir, published in 2009 by Akashic Books" -- verso of title page.
Physical Description:229 pages (large print) ; 24 cm
ISBN:9780062369710
0062369717
Author Notes:Dennis Lehane was born in Dorchester, Massachusetts on August 4, 1965. He graduated from Eckerd College and the graduate program in creative writing at Florida International University.

He has written several mystery novels including Darkness, Take My Hand; Sacred; and Shutter Island. A Drink Before the War won the 1995 Shamus Award for Best First Novel by the Private Eye Writers of America. Mystic River won the Anthony Award and the Barry Award for Best Novel, the Massachusetts Book Award in Fiction, and France's Prix Mystère de la Critique. Three of his novels, Mystic River; Gone, Baby, Gone; and Shutter Island were made into feature films. He also wrote, produced, and directed the film, Neighborhoods.

His lbook, Moonlight Mile, concerns the mystery of finding a missing 16-year-old girl in Boston. Lehane's book, World Gone By, made several 2015 Bestseller lists including The New York Times, Publisher's Weekly, and USA Today.

(Bowker Author Biography)

Similar Items