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- Hardback Aug 29, 2023 | 9780349145754 | RRP $49.99 Buy Now
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- Paperback Apr 30, 2024 | 9780349145778 | RRP $24.99 Pre-Order
- Trade Paperback Apr 26, 2023 | 9780349145761 | RRP $32.99 Buy Now
- Hardback Aug 29, 2023 | 9780349145754 | RRP $49.99 Buy Now
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- Paperback Apr 30, 2024 | 9780349145778 | RRP $24.99 Pre-Order
- Trade Paperback Apr 26, 2023 | 9780349145761 | RRP $32.99 Buy Now
- Hardback Aug 29, 2023 | 9780349145754 | RRP $49.99 Buy Now
- e-Book Apr 25, 2023 | 9781408719077 | RRP $12.99 Buy Now
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The brilliant new novel from New York Times bestselling author Dennis Lehane.
'You'll be lucky if you read a more engaging novel this year' The Times Thriller of the Month
'Small Mercies is thought-provoking, engaging, enraging, and can't-put-it-down entertainment' Stephen King
'A jaw-dropping thriller... a resonant, unflinching story written by a novelist who is simply one of the best around' Gillian Flynn
New York Times bestselling author Dennis Lehane returns with a masterpiece to rival Mystic River: an all-consuming tale of revenge, family love, festering hate, and insidious power, set against one of the most tumultuous episodes in Boston's history.
In 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.
One 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.
The 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.
Set against the hot, tumultuous months when the city's desegregation of its public schools exploded in violence, Small Mercies is a superb thriller, a brutal depiction of criminality and power, and an unflinching portrait of the dark heart of American racism.
Praise for Small Mercies
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Dennis Lehane peels back the layers of his characters like a sculptor finding the face of an angel in a block of stone. By a true master at the top of his game, Small Mercies is vintage Lehane. Beautiful, brutal, lyrical and blisteringly honest. Not to be missed - S.A. Cosby, author of Blacktop Wasteland and Razorblade Tears
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Lehane writes expert, compelling thrillers that dive into mysteries much more universal and more urgent than just a whodunit; he's one of the game changers who smashed the imagined boundary between genre and literature, proving that we can have the best of both at once - Tana French
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I would follow Dennis Lehane anywhere - Lee Child
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Dennis Lehane
Dennis Lehane is the author of bestsellers Mystic River, Shutter Island, Gone Baby Gone, and Live By Night, 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 The Wire, Boardwalk Empire, Bloodline, and the forthcoming Mr Mercedes, based on the Stephen King novel. Dennis was born and raised in Dorchester, Massachusetts, and lives in California with his family.
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