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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 ... Show synopsis

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Overall customer rating: 4.600
BD0407
by BD0407 on Jun 24, 2011

SAATISFACTORY-YOU HAVE TO LIKE LEHANE--THIS MAY NOT PLEASE EVERYONE. More

jrwaw

Terrific Read

by jrwaw on May 6, 2010

Dramatic historical fiction using the Boston Police riots which involve all the characters, most of whom are members of an Irish family with a tradition of public service. Well written and gripping descriptions as well as painlessly transmitted information about Boston at that time of our country ... More

farsighted

earley unionization

by farsighted on May 21, 2009

a good story about several characters of vastly different backgrounds at the same time in history. More

greebs

Gritty excellence

by greebs on May 13, 2009

Dennis Lehane is a very interesting writer -- he made his mark with gritty, edgy crime novels like A Drink Before The War and Gone Baby Gone, but showed his literary chops with the phenomenal Mystic River. He also penned Shutter Island which is more of a thriller, and I believe is being made into a ... More

Francesca
by Francesca on Dec 24, 2008

Yes, I would recommend it, and yes, it was very well written. There were some bald spots through which I had to push myself, and I felt that the Babe Ruth sections could sound a bit forced. But that may be because the very mention of Babe Ruth to a long term Red Sox fan is uncomfortable. Was he really ... More

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