Thursday, August 17, 2023

Small Mercies by Dennis Lehane

 Title: Small Mercies

Author: Dennis Lehane
Did I listen or read?: library book
When did I finish?: 8/12/2023
When was the book published: 2023
Main Characters: Mary Pat, daughter Jules, Marty Butler who runs Southie, detective Bobby Coynes, Butler's concigliere Frank Toomey, Mary Pat's black coworker Dreamy 
What happens?  Jules disappears at the same time Dreamy's son is found dead under the tracks in the local T station. In the background, racist Southie prepares to battle forced busing
How long was this?  299 pages
Did I like this? Excellent book, painful recreation of South Boston in 1974.
Overall grade: A-

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