{"product_id":"world-gone-by-lp","title":"World Gone By LP","description":"\u003cp\u003eDennis Lehane, the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eThe Given Day\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eLive by Night\u003c\/em\u003e, returns with a psychologically and morally complex novel of blood, crime, passion, and vengeance, set in Cuba and Ybor City, Florida, during World War II, in which Joe Coughlin must confront the cost of his criminal past and present.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTen years have passed since Joe Coughlin's enemies killed his wife and destroyed his empire, and much has changed. Prohibition is dead, the world is at war again, and Joe's son, Tom s, is growing up. Now, the former crime kingpin works as a consigliore to the Bartolo crime family, traveling between Tampa and Cuba, his wife's homeland.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA master who moves in and out of the black, white, and Cuban underworlds, Joe effortlessly mixes with Tampa's social elite, U.S. Naval intelligence, the Lansky-Luciano mob, and the mob-financed government of Fulgencio Batista. He has everything--money, power, a beautiful mistress, and anonymity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut success cannot protect him from the dark truth of his past--and ultimately, the wages of a lifetime of sin will finally be paid in full.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDennis Lehane vividly recreates the rise of the mob during a world at war, from a masterfully choreographed Ash Wednesday gun battle in the streets of Ybor City to a chilling, heartbreaking climax in a Cuban sugar cane field. Told with verve and skill, \u003cem\u003eWorld Gone By\u003c\/em\u003e is a superb work of historical fiction from one of \"the most interesting and accomplished American novelists\" (\u003cem\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/em\u003e) writing today.\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":"HarperCollins Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50409504932114,"sku":"9780062298607","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_011b2ef2-eb9d-4108-b2c7-3a72fc8bdb17.jpg?v=1729289141","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/world-gone-by-lp","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}