The Drop Author:Dennis Lehane Dennis Lehane returns to the streets of Mystic River with this love story wrapped in a crime story wrapped in a journey of faith... — Three days after Christmas, a lonely bartender looking for a reason to live rescues an abused puppy from a trash can and meets a damaged woman looking for something to believe in. As their relationship grows, they ... more »cross paths with the Chechen mafia; a man grown dangerous with age and thwarted hopes; two hapless stick-up artists; a very curious cop; and the original owner of the puppy, who wants his dog back. . . .« less
Dennis Lehane deserves to be included among the most interesting and accomplished American novelists of any genre or category. -Washington Post Book World