{"product_id":"small-mercies-dennis-lehane","title":"Small Mercies (Dennis Lehane)","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'You'll be lucky if you read a more engaging novel this year' \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e Thriller of the Month \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003ci\u003eSmall Mercies\u003c\/i\u003e is thought-provoking, engaging, enraging, and can't-put-it-down entertainment' Stephen King\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A jaw-dropping thriller... a resonant, unflinching story written by a novelist who is simply one of the best around' Gillian Flynn\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Time\u003c\/i\u003es bestselling author Dennis Lehane returns with a masterpiece to rival \u003ci\u003eMystic River:  \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003ean all-consuming tale of revenge, family love, festering hate, and insidious power, set against one of the most tumultuous episodes in Boston's history\u003cb\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the summer of 1974 a heatwave blankets Boston and Mary Pat Fennessey is trying to stay one step ahead of the bill collectors. Mary Pat has lived her entire life in the housing projects of 'Southie', the Irish American enclave that stubbornly adheres to old tradition and stands proudly apart.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOne night Mary Pat's teenage daughter Jules stays out late and doesn't come home. That same evening, a young Black man is found dead, struck by a subway train under mysterious circumstances.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe two events seem unconnected. But Mary Pat, propelled by a desperate search for her missing daughter, begins turning over stones best left untouched - asking questions that bother Marty Butler, chieftain of the Irish mob, and the men who work for him, men who don't take kindly to any threat to their business.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSet against the hot, tumultuous months when the city's desegregation of its public schools exploded in violence, \u003ci\u003eSmall Mercies\u003c\/i\u003e is a superb thriller, a brutal depiction of criminality and power, and an unflinching portrait of the dark heart of American racism.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAutorenportrait\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eDennis Lehane is the author of bestsellers \u003ci\u003eMystic River\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eShutter Island\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGone Baby Gone\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eLive By Night\u003c\/i\u003e, all of which have been made into award-winning films. He is one of the most celebrated and critically acclaimed authors of his generation and the recipient of the Shamus Award for Best First Novel, the Edgar, Anthony and Barry awards for Best Novel, and the Massachusetts Book Award in Fiction. His work has been translated into over three dozen languages. He has written for \u003ci\u003eThe Wire\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBoardwalk Empire\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBloodline\u003c\/i\u003e, and the forthcoming \u003ci\u003eMr Mercedes\u003c\/i\u003e, based on the Stephen King novel. Dennis was born and raised in Dorchester, Massachusetts, and lives in California with his family.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eWeitere Angaben\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eBuch (Paperback), Englisch, 320 Seiten\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Weltbild.ch: Bücher \u0026 Outlet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63438592541021,"sku":"K096977531","price":10.9,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0911\/8915\/0045\/files\/224267-9697753100001A.jpg?v=1771135792","url":"https:\/\/weltbild.ch\/products\/small-mercies-dennis-lehane","provider":"Weltbild.ch: Bücher \u0026 Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}