{"product_id":"live-by-night-9780063083769","title":"Live by Night","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"A meticulously crafted portrait of our violent national past.\"--\u003cem\u003eWashington Post Book World\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNow available with a contemporary look, \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author Dennis Lehane's epic, unflinching tale of Prohibition, the Roaring Twenties, and one man's rise from Boston petty thief to the Gulf Coast's most successful rum runner.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJoe Coughlin, the youngest son of a prominent Boston police captain, has long since turned his back on his strict and proper upbringing, and enjoys the spoils, thrills, and notoriety of being an outlaw. But life on the dark side carries a heavy price, and one fate seems most likely for men like Joe: an early death. Until that day, he and his friends are determined to live life to the hilt.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJoe embarks on a dizzying journey up the ladder of organized crime that takes him from the flash of Jazz Age Boston to the sensual shimmer of Tampa's Latin Quarter to the sizzling streets of Cuba. \u003cem\u003eLive by Night\u003c\/em\u003e is a riveting epic layered with a diverse cast of loyal friends and callous enemies, tough rumrunners and sultry femmes fatales, Bible-quoting evangelists and cruel Klansmen, all battling for survival and their piece of the American dream. At once a sweeping love story and a compelling saga of revenge, it is a spellbinding tour de force that brings fully to life a bygone era when sin was cause for celebration and vice was a national virtue.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLehane, Dennis:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eDennis Lehane is the author of thirteen novels--including the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestsellers \u003cem\u003eLive by Night; Moonlight Mile; Gone, Baby, Gone; Mystic River; Shutter Island\u003c\/em\u003e; and \u003cem\u003eThe Given Day\u003c\/em\u003e--as well as \u003cem\u003eCoronado\u003c\/em\u003e, a collection of short stories and a play. He grew up in Boston, MA and now lives in California with his family.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"William Morrow \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50381064405266,"sku":"9780063083769","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_65dc60c0-0414-4a52-ad23-3b4d04683139.jpg?v=1751967072","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/live-by-night-9780063083769","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}