{"product_id":"live-by-night-a-novel-isbn-9780063083769","title":"Live by Night: A Novel","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\u003cbr\u003eavailable with a contemporary look, \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author\u003cbr\u003eDennis Lehane’s epic, unflinching tale of Prohibition, the Roaring Twenties,\u003cbr\u003eand one man’s rise from Boston petty thief to the Gulf Coast’s most successful\u003cbr\u003erum runner.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJoe Coughlin, the youngest son of a prominent\u003cbr\u003eBoston police captain, has long since turned his back on his strict and proper\u003cbr\u003eupbringing, and enjoys the spoils, thrills, and notoriety of being an outlaw.\u003cbr\u003eBut life on the dark side carries a heavy price, and one fate seems most likely\u003cbr\u003efor men like Joe: an early death. Until that day, he and his friends are\u003cbr\u003edetermined to live life to the hilt.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eJoe\u003cbr\u003eembarks on a dizzying journey up the ladder of organized crime that takes him\u003cbr\u003efrom the flash of Jazz Age Boston to the sensual shimmer of Tampa's Latin\u003cbr\u003eQuarter to the sizzling streets of Cuba. \u003cem\u003eLive\u003cbr\u003eby Night\u003c\/em\u003e is a riveting epic\u003cbr\u003elayered with a diverse cast of loyal friends and callous enemies, tough\u003cbr\u003erumrunners and sultry femmes fatales, Bible-quoting evangelists and cruel\u003cbr\u003eKlansmen, all battling for survival and their piece of the American dream. At\u003cbr\u003eonce a sweeping love story and a compelling saga of revenge, it is a\u003cbr\u003espellbinding tour de force that brings fully to life a bygone era when sin was\u003cbr\u003ecause for celebration and vice was a national virtue.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003eFrom \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author Dennis Lehane comes this epic, unflinching tale of the making and unmaking of a gangster in the Prohibition Era of the Roaring Twenties—now a Warner Bros. movie starring Ben Affleck, Elle Fanning, Zoe Saldana, and Sienna Miller.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMeticulously researched and artfully told, \u003cem\u003eLive by Night\u003c\/em\u003e is the riveting story of one man’s rise from Boston petty thief to the Gulf Coast’s most successful rum runner, and it proves again that the accolades \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestseller Lehane consistently receives are well deserved. He is indeed, “a master” (\u003cem\u003ePhiladelphia Inquirer\u003c\/em\u003e) whose “true literary forefathers include John Steinbeck as well as Raymond Chandler” (\u003cem\u003eBaltimore Sun\u003c\/em\u003e). And, “Boy, does he know how to write” (Elmore Leonard).\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“LIVE BY NIGHT is, first and foremost, a great story. But it is also proof positive that Lehane’s 2008 novel, \u003cem\u003eThe Given Day,\u003c\/em\u003e was no fluke—more than just a crime writer, Lehane is an author who works on a higher literary plane. . . . LIVE BY NIGHT is a morality tale in which, as one character notes, “No one’s good, no one’s bad.” Except for the author, who once again shows just how good he is.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMinneapolis Star Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Lehane’s novel carves its own unique place in the Prohibition landscape. . . . This is an utterly magnetic novel on every level, a reimagining of the great themes of popular fiction—crime, family, passion, betrayal—set against an exquisitely rendered historical backdrop.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“LIVE BY NIGHT belongs somewhere in a realm of Mario Puzo meets the Bible. It’s a morality tale, but in keeping with the best of those, it’s complex and layered and damnably entertaining, too.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Daily News\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“LIVE BY NIGHT is Crime Noir 101, as taught by the best of its current practitioners. . . . Yet [Lehane’s] idea of plain old crime is sophisticated, literary and barbed enough that it makes this book a sentence-by-sentence pleasure. You are in the hands of an expert. And you’ll know it.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJanet Maslin, New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“LIVE BY NIGHT is Crime Noir 101, as taught by the best of its current practitioners. . . . A sentence-by-sentence pleasure. You are in the hands of an expert. And you’ll know it.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJanet Maslin, New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“LIVE BY NIGHT transcends the familiar and assumes an unimpeachable reality of its own. . . . [A] meticulously crafted portrait of our violent national past.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWashington Post Book World\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Exquisitely plotted. . . . LIVE BY NIGHT is a masterful outing by an author known for superior storytelling.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSouth Florida Sun Sentinel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Masterful. . . . Lehane has created a mature, quintessentially American story that will appeal to readers of literary and crime fiction alike.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Combining period detail from the Prohibition era with the depth of character and twists of plot that have won him such a devoted readership. . . . The novel builds to a powerful series of climaxes, following betrayal upon betrayal, which will satisfy Lehane’s fans and deserves to extend his readership as well. Power, lust and moral ambiguity combine for an all-American explosion of fictional fireworks.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"William Morrow Paperbacks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44889529516261,"sku":"NP9780063083769","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780063083769.jpg?v=1730231441","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/live-by-night-a-novel-isbn-9780063083769","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}