A Drink Before the War
A Drink Before the War by Dennis Lehane is a reissued paperback original edition published by Bantam in 1995. This 333-page novel is set in Boston during the summer, just before Independence Day, and explores the city’s complex landscape marked by history and racial tensions. The story follows private investigators Patrick Kenzie and Angela Gennaro as they navigate the blue-collar neighborhoods of Dorchester while investigating the disappearance of Jenna Angeline, a cleaning woman accused of stealing sensitive documents.
Readers will find a gripping narrative that delves into the darker aspects of city life, revealing a web of extortion, assassination, and child prostitution that connects the streets to the upper echelons of state government. As Kenzie and Gennaro confront escalating dangers and uncover deeper conspiracies, the investigation challenges their skills and resilience. This edition presents a vivid portrayal of mystery and detective work against the backdrop of a city on the brink of chaos.
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Résumé de la 4e de couverture : ” Summer in Boston. The week before Independence Day. A City steeped in history and racial strife. A city about to be ripped apart by an unspeakable scandal and a raging gang war… Patrick Kenzie and Angela Gennaro are tough private investigators who know the blue-collar neighbourhoods and ghettos of Boston’s Dorchester section as only natives can. Working out of an old church belfry, Kenzie and Gennaro take a seemingly simple assignment for a prominent politician : uncover the whereabouts of Jenna Angeline, a black cleaning woman who has allegedly stolen confidential Statehouse documents. But finding Jenna proves easy compared to staying alive once they have. The investigation escalates, implicating members of Jenna’s family and rival gang leaders, while uncovering extortion, assassination, and child prostitution extending from bombed-out ghetto streets to the highest levels of state government. “
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