The Drop

Author: Dennis Lehane

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  • : $19.99 AUD
  • : 9780349140728
  • : Little, Brown Book Group Limited
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  • : July 2014
  • : 198mm X 126mm
  • : United Kingdom
  • : October 2014
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  • : Movie
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Barcode 9780349140728
9780349140728

Description

The Drop follows lonely bartender Bob Saginowski through a cover scheme of funelling cash to local gangsters -- 'money drops' -- in the underworld of Boston bars. Under the heavy hand of his employer and cousin Marv, Bob finds himself at the centre of a robbery gone awry and entwined in an investigation that digs deep into the neighbourhood's past where friends, families and foes all work together to make a living -- no matter the cost. A moving, gripping thriller, from Dennie Lehane, acclaimed New York Times bestselling autor of Shutter Island, Gone, Baby, Gone and Mystic River, The Drop will stay with you long after you turn the last page.

Promotion info

The book of the forthcoming film starring James Gandolfini, Tom Hardy and Noomi Rapace, from the acclaimed author of Shutter Island and Gone, Baby, Gone

Author description

Dennis Lehane was born and raised in Dorchester, Massachusetts. He has won and been shorlisted for several awards for his writing and three of his books have been made into films. He lives in the Boston area.