In der Nacht

Roman

583 pages

German language

Published April 13, 2013 by Diogenes.

ISBN:
978-3-257-06872-6
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OCLC Number:
864389395

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Amerika während der Prohibition. Joe Coughlin, ein kleiner Handlanger des Syndikats in Boston, steigt in Florida zum mächtigsten Rum-Schmuggler seiner Zeit auf. Und setzt sein Leben aufs Spiel - aus Liebe zu einer Frau. Ein atemloses, literarisches Gangster-Epos.

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Problems, and then... alright

I have some real problems with this book. It ended okay, earned, perhaps, but to get there, some truly unearned and incoherent stuff has to happen. And jiminy can Lehane just once describe a thing and leave the similes alone? At least the simile should make sense.

The story, at the end, I enjoyed. But, the beats? The rhythm? Not so much.

Subjects

  • Prohibition