The Drop
by Dennis Lehane
Taste attributes: crimethrillerdramaunsavouryheavyrealisticlinearenclosedrescue/escape/jeopardyhuman spirit/resilience/survivaltroubled leads
Boxlist takeA grounded, small-scale crime novel: morally murky and serious. Best if you like real life over fantasy.
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Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
Open Library rating
3.2 / 5
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About This Book
"Based on the screenplay he developed for Twentieth Century Fox from his short story "Animal Rescue," New York Times bestselling author Dennis Lehane's The Drop follows a former criminal whose efforts to build a new life with his girlfriend and pit bull rescue puppy fall apart when he becomes mixed up in a robbery gone wrong; scheduled for release in Fall 2014, Fox's film of the same title stars James Gandolfini (in...
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- Author
- Dennis Lehane
- Published
- 2014
- Pages
- 207
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- Open Library
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