A Drink Before the War

In this darkly original novel that marks Dennis Lehane's debut in the new noir genre, private investigators Patrick Kenzie and Angela Gennaro navigate the gritty streets of Boston as they take on a high-stakes case. Tasked by powerful politicians to locate a missing cleaning woman who has stolen crucial documents, they soon discover that the crime delves into deeper themes of justice and morality. As they dig for the truth, Kenzie and Gennaro realize that unearthing the facts in this dangerous city may come at a deadly cost.