# World Gone by - Paperback

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by **Dennis Lehane** (Author)

**_New York Times_ bestselling author Dennis Lehane's _World  
Gone By_ continues the epic story of Joe Coughlin from _The Given Day_ and  
_Live by Night_ through World War II, as he struggles to navigate the  
criminal underworld between Cuba and Florida.**

**"Suspenseful, devious, well-constructed and as filled  
with ethical questions as it is with gangsters." --_New York Times_**

Ten years have passed since Joe Coughlin's enemies killed  
his wife and destroyed his empire, and much has changed. Prohibition is dead,  
the world is at war again, and Joe's son, Tomás, is growing up. Now the former  
crime kingpin works as a consigliore to the Bartolo crime family, traveling  
between Tampa and Cuba, his wife's homeland.

A master who moves in and out of the black, white, and Cuban  
underworlds, Joe effortlessly mixes with Tampa's social elite, U.S. Naval  
intelligence, the Lansky-Luciano mob, and the mob-financed government of  
Fulgencio Batista. He has everything--money, power, a beautiful mistress, and  
anonymity.

But success cannot protect him from the dark truth of his  
past--and ultimately, the wages of a lifetime of sin will finally be paid in full.

Dennis Lehane vividly recreates the rise of the mob during a  
world at war, from a masterfully choreographed Ash Wednesday gun battle in the  
streets of Ybor City to a chilling, heartbreaking climax in a Cuban sugar cane  
field. Told with verve and skill, _World Gone By_ is a stunning work of  
historical fiction from one of "the most interesting and accomplished American  
novelists" (_Washington Post_).

**Number of Pages:** 320

**Dimensions:** 1 x 8 x 5.3 IN

**Publication Date:** November 23, 2021

## Details

- **Price:** 25.99 GBP
- **Vendor:** BooksCloud
- **Type:** Books
- **Tags:** Books, Crime, Fiction, Mystery & Detective, Price Written on Book, Suspense, Thrillers

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