World Gone By is a crime novel by Dennis Lehane that was published in 2015.
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| Author | Dennis Lehane |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | Crime fiction |
| Publisher | William Morrow and Company |
Publication date | March 10, 2015 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Hardcover, audiobook |
| Pages | 320 |
| ISBN | 978-0060004903 |
| OCLC | 886672432 |
Plot summary
editTen years after the events chronicled in the prior novel, Live by Night, Joe Coughlin is working as the consigliere to the crime family headed by his former partner Dion Bartolo. Outwardly, Joe is a respectable Tampa-area businessman active in charity events and a devoted single father to his son, Tomás. Inside the crime family, Joe is seen as a golden goose, as his sound business decisions enabled the family to profit in the years between Prohibition and World War II, and serves as a go-between for respectable society and the crime syndicate. He is seen as untouchable, but Joe soon learns from a convicted murderer that a hit has been placed on him, and spends the next two weeks unraveling the motives for the hit while simultaneously trying to avoid it.
Reception
editCritics were generally complimentary of the novel, which caps a loose trilogy of novels with characters populated from the Coughlin family. Janet Maslin of The New York Times called World Gone By "suspenseful, devious, well-constructed and ... filled with ethical questions."[1] Colette Bancroft of Tampa Bay Times said the novel was "a classic gangster epic, a darkly violent tale enriched by sharp insight into American life and Lehane's beautifully crafted prose."[2]
See also
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References
edit- ^ "Review: Dennis Lehane's 'World Gone By' Completes a Loose Trio of Novels". The New York Times. April 1, 2015. Retrieved July 27, 2015.
- ^ Bancroft, Colette (March 4, 2015). "Review: Lehane's beautifully crafted 'World Gone By' brings high-velocity end to trilogy". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved July 27, 2015.
External links
edit- Dennis Lehane discussing World Gone By on WGBH on YouTube
- Author's website
- Publisher's website
- Sachs, Lloyd (March 5, 2015). "Review: 'World Gone By' by Dennis Lehane". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved July 27, 2015.
- Swanson, Peter (March 7, 2015). "Dennis Lehane's 'World Gone By' is a killer". Boston Globe. Retrieved July 27, 2015.
- Oldenburg, Don (March 14, 2015). "Lehane Mob novel is hard to refuse". USA TODAY. Retrieved July 27, 2015.