Dennis Lehane Knihy

Leto 1954. Federálny maršal Teddy Daniels prichádza na ostrov Shutter, do sídla nemocnice Ashecliffe, kde liečia duševne chorých zločincov. Spolu s partnerom Chuckom Aulem začína hľadať utečenca, vrahyňu Rachel Solandovú. Práve vtedy na ostrov dorazí hurikán. Lenže v nemocnici Ashecliffe nič nie je také, aké sa na prvý pohľad zdá. A rovnako to platí aj o Teddym Danielsovi. Prišiel, aby našiel pacientku, ktorá záhadne zmizla? Alebo ho sem vyslali, aby preveril tajomné chýry, že v Ashecliffe používajú priveľmi radikálnu psychiatrickú liečbu? Len čo sa vyšetrovanie prehĺbi, otázky pribúdajú. Ako mohla bosá žena ujsť z ostrova? Navyše zo zamknutej izby? Kto im zanecháva stopy v podobe kódov, ktoré treba vylúštiť? A čo sa v skutočnosti deje na Oddelení C? Čím väčšmi sa Teddy s Chuckom približujú k pravde, tým sa stáva prchavejšou a tým väčšmi začínajú byť presvedčení, že sa im možno nepodarí dostať sa z ostrova Shutter. Pretože ktosi sa pokúša dohnať ich k šialenstvu...

The tough neighborhood of Dorchester is no place for the innocent or the weak. A territory defined by hard heads and even harder luck, its streets are littered with the detritus of broken families, hearts, dreams. Now, one of its youngest is missing. Private investigators Patrick Kenzie and Angela Gennaro don't want the case. But after pleas from the child's aunt, they open an investigation that will ultimately risk everything—their relationship, their sanity, and even their lives—to find a little girl-lost.

Boston private detectives Patrick Kenzie and Angela Gennaro try to protect the son of a prominent psychiatrist in the midst of an ever-growing body count and a list of clues that point impossibly to a serial killer who has been in prison for twenty years.

Joe Coughlin is nineteen when he meets Emma Gould. A smalltime thief in 1920s Boston, he is told to cuff her while his accomplices raid the casino she works for. But Joe falls in love with Emma - and his life changes for ever. That meeting is the beginning of Joe's journey to becoming one of the nation's most feared and respected gangsters. It is a journey beset by violence, double-crossing, drama and pain. And it is a journey into the soul of prohibition-era America...A powerful, deeply moving novel, Live By Night is a tour-de-force by Dennis Lehane, writer on The Wire and author of modern classics such as Shutter Island, Gone, Baby, Gone and The Given Day.

'Lehane writes convincingly, tensely... powerfully.' USA Today

When Angela Gennaro and Patrick Kenzie are called in to find a billionaire's missing daughter, they find themselves drawn deeper and deeper into a world of corruption and violence.

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.

Threads in our lives intertwine, affecting everything around us. As children, Sean Devine, Jimmy Marcus, and Dave Boyle were friends until a strange car pulled up their street. One boy got in, two did not, leading to a tragic event that shattered their friendship and altered their lives forever. Twenty-five years later, Sean is a homicide detective, Jimmy is an ex-con running a corner store, and Dave struggles to maintain his marriage while battling inner demons. When Jimmy's daughter is found murdered, Sean is assigned the case, forcing him to confront both present violence and haunting memories from his past. His investigation puts him at odds with Jimmy, whose old criminal instincts tempt him toward brutal justice. Meanwhile, Dave returns home the night of the murder covered in blood, raising suspicions about his involvement. As Sean seeks to restore order through the law, Jimmy's thirst for vengeance pulls him deeper into moral darkness. Celeste, Dave's wife, sleeps beside a man she fears may be a monster, hiding his true nature from everyone, including himself. This tense psychological thriller explores themes of love, loyalty, faith, and the impact of the past, as the characters face their darkest truths.