World Gone by (Paperback)

from Carl_Alves

As a fan of crime fiction and Mafia fiction, this novel really stands out among mobster books I've read. I especially enjoy when real life characters are used, and this one was chocked full of them including Myer Lansky and Lucky Luciano among others. The main character in this story is Joe Cough...

from froxgirl

The third is this series is the weakest, and I wish Dennis Lehane would come home, back to Boston! The first two books, in Ybor City, Florida, in Cuba, and in Tampa, showed much of how crime families develop and hold their wealth. Joe, a Boston mob boss, more cerebral than most, is now retired an...

from kerns222

A great weekend read. Lehane writes a good gangster. But a flawed one--his downfall is his principles (with some stupidity and trust, thrown in). He calls them his ethics, not morals: do not kill your enemies kids, keep your agreements, etc. Lehane gives us a range of cold-bloodedness, ambition, ...

from asxz

A bit simpler and smaller than the first two Coughlin stories but Lehane's writing is always pleasurable. I didn't always buy in to the outlaw life that he proposes here. It comes at too high a cost for all involved. I've avoided Lehane's standalone books until now so I don't know when I'll get t...

from labdaddy4

Lehane has restored my faith in what an excellent writer can do. Fat too often an author has a very good novel then ruins it by stretching and diluting it while turning it into a trilogy. I can only assume this is all bout the MONEY - get them hooked with a pretty good book and then make even mor...