Live by Night

Live by Night
Bok av Dennis Lehane
Joe Coughlin is nineteen when he meets Emma Gould. A smalltime thief in 1920s Boston, he is told to cuff her while his accomplices raid the casino she works for. But Joe falls in love with Emma - and his life changes for ever. That meeting is the beginning of Joe's journey to becoming one of the nation's most feared and respected gangsters. It is a journey beset by violence, double-crossing, drama and pain. And it is a journey into the soul of prohibition-era America...A powerful, deeply moving novel, Live By Night is a tour-de-force by Dennis Lehane, writer on The Wire and author of modern classics such as Shutter Island, Gone, Baby, Gone and The Given Day.
Spritförbud, gangsters och USA på 1920 talet med en kille som gör karriär på fel sida rättvisan. Detta är en fristående fortsättning och är spännande, händelserik och man får en historisk skildring Av en värld fjärran från år egen svenska.