World Gone By

von Dennis Lehane

322 Seiten, Taschenbuch

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New York Times bestselling author Dennis Lehane’s WorldGone By continues the epic story of Joe Coughlin from The Given Day andLive by Night through World War II, as he struggles to navigate thecriminal underworld between Cuba and Florida.“Suspenseful, devious, well-constructed and as filledwith ethical questions as it is with gangsters.” —New York TimesTen years have passed since Joe Coughlin’s enemies killedhis wife and destroyed his empire, and much has changed. Prohibition is dead,the world is at war again, and Joe’s son, Tomás, is growing up. Now the formercrime kingpin works as a consigliore to the Bartolo crime family, travelingbetween Tampa and Cuba, his wife’s homeland.A master who moves in and out of the black, white, and Cubanunderworlds, Joe effortlessly mixes with Tampa’s social elite, U.S. Navalintelligence, the Lansky-Luciano mob, and the mob-financed government ofFulgencio Batista. He has everything—money, power, a beautiful mistress, andanonymity.But success cannot protect him from the dark truth of hispast—and ultimately, the wages of a lifetime of sin will finally be paid in full.Dennis Lehane vividly recreates the rise of the mob during aworld at war, from a masterfully choreographed Ash Wednesday gun battle in thestreets of Ybor City to a chilling, heartbreaking climax in a Cuban sugar canefield. Told with verve and skill, World Gone By is a stunning work ofhistorical fiction from one of “the most interesting and accomplished Americannovelists” (Washington Post).

• Reihe: William Morrow & Company
• ISBN: 9780063084889
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 23.01.2024
• Größe: 203 x 132 mm
• Verlag: HarperCollins