Dennis Lehane Libri

A Boston, ormai, tutti sanno chi è Amanda McCready, 4 anni, rapita dalla sua camera una sera d'autunno. Quando, dietro richiesta degli zii, Pat Kenzie e Angie Gennaro iniziano a indagare, scoprono che la madre di Amanda, tossicodipendente e corriere della droga a tempo perso, è implicata in un giro alquanto pericoloso. E che per alcuni dei suoi amici, la vita di un bambino vale meno di una lattina di birra. Mentre Amanda rischia di essere risucchiata in un nulla senza ritorno, i due investigatori si trovano invischiati nel marcio di un'indagine dai contorni incerti che li costringerà ad affrontare il loro lato più oscuro.

In un quartiere periferico di Boston, Sean, Jimmy e Dave fanno a botte in mezzo alla strada. Una macchina accosta. A bordo due uomini. Dave sale con loro. E scompare. Per quattro, terribili giorni. Venticinque anni dopo, Dave è accusato di omicidio. La vittima è la figlia di Jimmy. E Sean è l'agente incaricato delle indagini. Per loro è giunto il momento di fare i conti con il passato, e con l'agghiacciante episodio che ha sfregiato le loro anime.

Karen è una ragazza acqua e sapone, senza troppi problemi. Eppure si è tolta la vita. Cosa può esserle successo di tanto terribile? Per Pat Kenzie la domanda si trasforma in un’ossessione che lo attira in un gioco mortale con un personaggio il cui piacere più grande sembra essere quello di distruggere la vita delle sue vittime pezzo per pezzo.

1954, settembre. L'agente federale Teddy Daniels viene inviato sull'isola di Shutter, al largo di Boston, dove si trova l'Ashecliffe Hospital, destinato alla detenzione e alla cura dei criminali psicopatici. Deve trovare una detenuta scomparsa, Rachel Salando, condannata per omicidio, ma un uragano si abbatte sull'isola, impedendo qualsiasi collegamento con il resto del mondo. Ma sull'isola, niente è davvero quello che sembra, e gli interrogativi si accavallano: come ha fatto la Salando a sparire nel nulla? Chi semina strani indizi in codice? E cosa sta cercando Teddy Daniels? Una detenuta scomparsa, oppure le prove che all'Ashecliffe Hospital si fanno esperimenti sugli esseri umani, o ancora qualcosa di più profondo, che lo tocca personalmente?

Pat Kenzie, investigatore privato, ha l’incarico di proteggere il figlio di una nota psicologa perseguitato da minacce e messaggi anonimi. Sembra un caso facile. È l’inizio di un incubo. Una serie di terrificanti omicidi, apparentemente senza legami, lo riporta di prepotenza nel passato, agli anni vissuti in uno dei quartieri più degradati di Boston. Le vittime, su cui l’assassino ha infierito orribilmente, sono tutte persone che Pat Kenzie ha conosciuto. E il prossimo bersaglio potrebbe essere lui.

I detective privati Pat Kenzie e Angie Gennaro vengono rapiti e narcotizzati da due bizzarri personaggi, e condotti alla presenza di Trevor Stone, magnate multimiliardario. Stone vuole il meglio sulla piazza, e non ammette scuse, perché il lavoro che deve commissionare ai due investigatori gli sta molto, troppo a cuore. Deve ritrovare la figlia, la bellissima e inafferrabile Desiree, fuggita in preda alla disperazione dopo la morte della madre. Sono ormai tre settimane che non si hanno notizie di lei, e nemmeno di Jay Becker, il detective che per primo le era stato sguinzagliato dietro. Pat e Angie iniziano le ricerche ma, con il procedere delle indagini, una realtà diversa, molto più complicata e oscura, si fa strada. e le domande si accavallano.

Un giorno come tanti la violenza irrompe nella vita di Dave Boyle, undici anni, devastandola. Ore e ore di torture e sevizie per mano di due spietati rapinatori, poi la fuga. Venticinque anni più tardi, Dave Boyle è ancora ostaggio di quell'incubo: è il maggiore indiziato in un caso di omicidio. La vittima è Katie Marcus, figlia amatissima di Jimmy, amico d'infanzia di Dave e di Sean Devine, l'agente incaricato delle indagini. Per i tre ex amici Sean, Jimmy e Dave è giunto il momento di fare i conti col passato, e con l'agghiacciante episodio che ha sfregiato per sempre le loro anime. Solo scavando indietro nel tempo Sean riuscirà a scoprire la sconvolgente verità sulla morte di Katie.

The master of the new noir, Dennis Lehane brilliantly interweaves beauty and violence, integrity and evil in this thrilling, powerfully resonant novel. A beautiful, grief-stricken woman has vanished without a trace. So has the detective hired to find her. And a lot of money. Enter saavy, tough-nosed private investigators Patrick Kenzie and Angela Gennaro. Rooted in the no-nonsense streets of Boston's blue-collar Dorchester, they've seen it all—and survived. But this case leads them into unexpected territory where nothing is sacred—a land of lies and corruption where trusting anyone could get them killed . . . where taking any step could be their last.

Dennis Lehane's masterpiece of mystery and suspense--brought to life for the first time as a graphic novel. In 1954, U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels and his partner, Chuck Aule, are sent to Shutter Island to find a mass murderer who has escaped from Ashecliffe Hospital, a fortress-like federal institution for the criminally insane. As an intense hurricane bears relentlessly down on the island, the marshals are forced to piece together clues to a shocking puzzle hidden within Shutter Island, taking them on a dark, twisted journey, where paranoia assumes an air of cool rationality and the line between sanity and madness disappears... Filled with his trademark grit, insight, and pathos, "Shutter Island" is vintage Dennis Lehane. Now adapted for the first time as a graphic novel by internationally renowned artist Christian De Metter, this riveting story brilliantly captures our capacity for depravity and deliverance.

Thought-provoking and gripping, this novel offers an unflinching exploration of revenge, family love, and insidious power, set against a tumultuous period in Boston's history. In the summer of 1974, Mary Pat Fennessey struggles to keep ahead of bill collectors while living in the Southie housing projects. When her teenage daughter, Jules, goes missing on the same night a young Black man is found dead under mysterious circumstances, Mary Pat's desperate search leads her to uncover unsettling truths. Her inquiries disturb Marty Butler, the Irish mob's chieftain, and his men, who are fiercely protective of their interests. As Mary Pat navigates the dangerous underbelly of her community, the story delves into the violent realities of the city's desegregation efforts and the pervasive nature of American racism. This narrative is a gripping thriller that masterfully intertwines personal and societal struggles, revealing the harsh truths that lie beneath the surface of a seemingly ordinary life.

Master of new noir Dennis Lehane magnificently evokes the dignity and savagery of working-class Boston in Darkness, Take My Hand , a terrifying tale of redemption. Patrick Kenzie and Angela Gennaro’s latest client is a prominent Boston psychiatrist, running scared from a vengeful Irish mob. The private investigators know about cold-blooded retribution. Born and bred on the mean streets of blue-collar Dorchester, they’ve seen the darkness that lives in the hearts of the unfortunate. But an evil for which even they are unprepared is about to strike, as secrets that have long lain dormant erupt, setting off a chain of violent murders that will stain everything – including the truth. With razor-sharp dialogue and penetrating prose, Darkness, Take My Hand is another superior crime novel from the author of Mystic River; Gone, Baby, Gone; and Shutter Island .

"In the summer of 1974, a heatwave blankets Boston and Mary Pat Fennessy 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. It is a mesmerizing and wrenching work that only Dennis Lehane could write"-- Provided by publisher

Set in a gritty neighborhood, the story revolves around a bartender who becomes entangled in a robbery gone wrong and a complex relationship with a mysterious woman. Themes of loyalty, redemption, and the impact of the past weave through the narrative, as characters confront their choices and the consequences of their actions. The Drop explores the darker side of human nature while maintaining a gripping pace, showcasing Lehane's signature storytelling style.

Danny Coughlin is Boston Police Department royalty and the son of one of the city's most beloved and powerful police captains. His beat is the predominately Italian neighbourhoods of the North End where political dissent is in the air - fresh and intoxicating. On the hunt for hard-line radicals as a favour to his father, Danny is drawn into the ideological fray and finds his loyalties compromised as the police department itself becomes swept up in potentially violent labour strife. Luther Lawrence is on the run. A suspect in a nightclub shooting in Oklahoma, he flees to Boston, leaving his wife behind. He lands a job in the Coughlin household and meets Danny and the family's Irish maid, Nora, who once had a powerful bond. As the mystery of their relationship unravels, Luther finds himself befriending them both even as the turmoil in his own life threatens to overwhelm him. Desperate to return to his wife and child, he must confront the past that has followed him and settle scores with enemies old and new. Set at the end of the Great War, The Given Day is meticulously researched and expertly plotted, it will transport you to an unforgettable time and place.

Dennis Lehane returns to the streets of Mystic River with this love story wrapped in a crime story wrapped in a journey of faith—the basis for the major motion picture The Drop, from Fox Searchlight Pictures directed by Michaël Roskam, screenplay by Dennis Lehane, and starring Tom Hardy, Noomi Rapace, and James Gandolfini. Three days after Christmas, a lonely bartender looking for a reason to live rescues an abused puppy from a trash can and meets a damaged woman looking for something to believe in. As their relationship grows, they cross paths with the Chechen mafia; a man grown dangerous with age and thwarted hopes; two hapless stick-up artists; a very curious cop; and the original owner of the puppy, who wants his dog back. . . .

From New York Times bestselling author Dennis Lehane comes this epic, unflinching tale of the making and unmaking of a gangster in the Prohibition Era of the Roaring Twenties—now a Warner Bros. movie starring Ben Affleck, Elle Fanning, Zoe Saldana, and Sienna Miller. Meticulously researched and artfully told, Live by Night is the riveting story of one man’s rise from Boston petty thief to the Gulf Coast’s most successful rum runner, and it proves again that the accolades New York Times bestseller Lehane consistently receives are well deserved. He is indeed, “a master” (Philadelphia Inquirer) whose “true literary forefathers include John Steinbeck as well as Raymond Chandler” (Baltimore Sun). And, “Boy, does he know how to write” (Elmore Leonard).

'Lehane writes convincingly, tensely... powerfully.' USA Today

In Your First Novel , novelist Laura Whitcomb and seasoned literary agent Ann Rittenberg team up to provide you with the skills you need to write your dream novel and the savvy business know-how to get it published. In this all-in-one resource, you'll discover essential novel-writing techniques, such • How to best structure your research so that you can save time later • How to card your story before you start writing • What to consider when developing your cast of characters • How to adapt classic story structures to fit your own ideas…and insider information on what it takes to get published, • What agents do at those three-hour power lunches—and how it affects you • What makes an agent instantly reject a manuscript • How to correctly translate submission guidelines • What happens if you get multiple offers—or no offers at allPlus, learn about the publishing process from the firsthand accounts of such noted authors as Dennis Lehane, Kathryn Harrison, Jim Fusilli, Kathleen George, and others!

A cadre of powerful Massachusetts politicians offers Patrick Kenzie and Angela Gennaro big money for a small job: find the missing cleaning woman who allegedly stole confidential Statehouse documents. But there's much more to this crime than anyone realizes. What the woman was really after was justice--and out on the Boston streets, the truth can turn stark and ugly.

A corrupt African colonel has smuggled diamonds to Manhattan, prompting four citizens to plan a heist to reclaim their nation's wealth. They enlist Parker, a skilled specialist, who faces pressure from both his girlfriend's expectations and threats from hired goons. Will he break his rule against amateurs to help them?

Rachel's husband adores her. When she hit rock bottom, he was there with her every step of the way as she slowly regained her confidence, and her sanity. But his mysterious behaviour forces her to probe for the truth about her beloved husband. How can she feel certain that she ever knew him? And was she right to ever trust him?

Though best known for his hugely successful novels, Dennis Lehane is also a master of the short story. This collection, his first to be published in the UK, includes the story 'Running out of Dog' which was featured in THE BEST AMERICAN MYSTERY STORIES 2005 and THE BEST AMERICAN MYSTERY STORIES OF THE CENTURY.

There was only ever one candidate for the job of assembling Boston Noir: Dennis Lehane!

Svazek obsahuje zkrácené verze čtyř úspěšných anglických a amerických románů různých žánrů v českém překladu. / Pompeje - Robert Harris /Horká linka - Michael Connelly / Letní svit - Luanne Riceová / V pasti - Dennis Lehane

Incalzante e ricco di colpi di scena, "Heat Rises" è il terzo thriller di Richard Castle, dove tornano in azione Nikki Heat, la determinata e sensuale detective della squadra omicidi di New York, e il giornalista premio Pulitzer Jameson Rook. Lo strano assassinio di un prete avvenuto in un club sadomaso apre la missione più elettrizzante e rischiosa che sia mai capitata a Nikki Heat, che la vedrà alle prese con il più brutale signore della droga di New York, con un arrogante fornitore della CIA e con uno spietato squadrone della morte intenzionato a farla fuori. Ma tutto ciò è solo la punta di un iceberg che riconduce a un'oscura organizzazione ramificata fino ai piani più alti del dipartimento di polizia e che sembra coinvolgere persino il capitano Montrose - da sempre punto di riferimento della detective - che forse nasconde un segreto inconfessabile. Una volta vicina alla verità, Nikki si scoprirà abbandonata da tutti, sospesa dall'incarico di detective e privata della sua fedele pistola. Senza nessuno di cui potersi fidare, si ritroverà braccata da cinque uomini in passamontagna in un Central Park spettrale e sepolto nella neve. E nell'inverno più freddo che New York abbia registrato negli ultimi cento anni, l'unica certezza che le rimane è il solo uomo nella sua vita che non è un poliziotto: il giornalista Jameson Rook. E assieme a lui che tenterà di venire a capo di questa sporca e intricata faccenda.

Ze was tenger en blond, lief en onschuldig. Zes maanden later heeft ze, verdronken in een zee van drugs, alcohol en prostitutie, een eind aan haar leven gemaakt. Patrick Kenzie, privédetective in Boston, gelooft niet in toeval. Hij wil weten hoe het zo ver heeft kunnen komen met Karen Nichols. Met behulp van zijn oude vlam Angela Gennaro en zijn ruige vriend Bubba, komt Kenzie op het spoor van een genadeloze psychopaat, die zijn slachtoffers ertoe drijft zichzelf te vernietigen. Tact en decorum zijn nauwelijks Kenzies stijl. Hij kan en wil zich niet neerleggen bij het feit dat de moordenaar van Karen vrijuit zal gaan. Een explosie van geweld is het gevolg.

When they were children, Sean Devine, Jimmy Marcus, and Dave Boyle were friends. But then a strange car pulled up to their street. One boy got into the car, two did not, and something terrible happened -- something that ended their friendship and changed all three boys forever. Twenty-five years later, Sean is a homicide detective. Jimmy is an ex-con who owns a corner store. And Dave is trying to hold his marriage together and keep his demons at bay -- demons that urge him to do terrible things. When Jimmy's daughter is found murdered, Sean is assigned to the case. His investigation brings him into conflict with Jimmy, who finds his old criminal impulses tempt him to solve the crime with brutal justice. And then there is Dave, who came home the night Jimmy's daughter died covered in someone else's blood. A tense and unnerving psychological thriller, Mystic River is also an epic novel of love and loyalty, faith and family, in which people irrevocably marked by the past find themselves on a collision course with the darkest truths of their own hidden selves.

De privé-detectives Kenzie en Gennaro gaan met hulp van een veroordeelde drugshandelaar in Boston op zoek naar een ontvoerd vierjarig meisje.

Patrick Kenzie und Angela Gennaro sind verheiratet und Eltern einer vierjährigen Tochter. Vier Jahre alt war auch Amanda McCready, als sie entführt und schließlich von Angela und Patrick wiedergefunden wurde. Nun ist Amanda ein Teenager und erneut verschwunden. Ein weiteres Mal macht sich Patrick auf die Suche nach ihr. Doch in welche Abgründe ihn diese Suche führen wird, kann nicht einmal ein abgeklärter Ermittler wie Patrick Kenzie erahnen.

1918. L'agent Danny Coughlin, fils aîné de Thomas Coughlin, légendaire capitaine de la police de Boston, est chargé d'une mission spéciale par son parrain, le retors lieutenant McKenna : infiltrer les milieux syndicaux et anarchistes. Dans cette ville où la révolte gronde, la grève des forces de police va mettre le feu aux poudres. 1926. En pleine prohibition, l'alcool coule à flots dans les speakeasies et Joe, le plus jeune fils de Thomas Coughlin, est bien décidé à se faire une place au sein de la pègre, parmi ceux qui vivent la nuit. 1943. Le monde est en guerre mais aux USA la mafia prospère. Après avoir régné sur le trafic d'alcool en Floride, Joe Coughlin a passé la main à son second Dion Bartolo. Mais un jour, il apprend qu'un contrat a été mis sur sa tête.