![]() ![]() Agent: Ann Rittenberg, Ann Rittenberg Literary. Lehane has created a mature, quintessentially American story that will appeal to readers of literary and crime fiction alike. This idyllic existence can’t last forever, though, especially in the night, with its shifting alliances and fated clashes. He marries Graciela Corrales, a fiery Cuban revolutionary, and eventually builds a life for himself in Batista’s Cuba, soothing his conscience by doing good works with his dirty money. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Live by Night : A Novel by Dennis Lehane (2013, Trade Paperback, Reprint) at the best online. Years pass, and Joe creates a huge empire in the illegal rum trade. ![]() On Joe’s release, Maso sets Joe up in Tampa, Fla., as his point man. In the joint, Joe meets aging Mafia don Thomaso “Maso” Pescatore, who becomes his mentor. ![]() ![]() When Joe falls for a competing mobster’s gun moll, he sets in motion a chain of events that land him in prison, with the girl missing and presumed dead. While most hard-working stiffs are earning their wages by day in 1926 Boston, 19-year-old Joe and his friends live by night, catering to the demand for prostitution, narcotics, and bootleg alcohol. Bestseller Lehane (The Given Day) chronicles the Prohibition-era rise of Joe Coughlin, an Irish-American gangster, in this masterful crime epic. ![]()
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