Small Mercies

FROM THE AUTHOR OF "SHUTTER ISLAND" AND "THE MYSTERIOUS RIVER". A NEW YORK TIMES INSTANT BESTSELLER. THE MUCH-ANTICIPATED NEW NOVEL FROM A LIVING MASTER OF SUSPENSE. "This novel makes you think… an exciting and rage-awakening delight you can’t put down." — Stephen King A masterpiece capable of rivaling "Shutter Island"—an all-consuming story of scorching revenge, sacrificial love, poisonous hatred, and treacherous power… Mary Pat Fennessy spent her whole life in a Boston neighborhood known as Southie. This Irish enclave clings stubbornly to old traditions and proudly stands apart. People who grew up here aren’t afraid of God or the devil. And they really don’t like it when someone pries into their lives… One evening, Mary Pat’s daughter Jools didn’t come home. The same evening, at the local subway station, a boy is found dead—hit by a train under mysterious circumstances. These two events seem unconnected. But in desperation, Mary Pat starts poking at people she shouldn’t touch—and asking questions that seriously worry Marty Butler, the head of the local Irish mafia. And these guys can’t stand unpleasant questions… _______________________ "A heartbreaking story told by one of the world’s best." — Gillian Flynn "Lehane writes thrilling stories that plunge into mysteries far more universal and relevant than just detective novels; he’s one of those who changed the rules of the game and destroyed the imagined boundary between genre and literature—proving that we can get the best of both at the same time." — Tana French "You’ll be lucky if you read a more compelling novel this year." — The Times "Excellent… This is Lehane at his very best: a fast-moving plot, beautifully drawn characters, a razor-sharp sense of humor—and a pervasive darkness through which hope sometimes flickers…" — New York Times Book Review "I’ll follow Lehane anywhere." — Lee Child "As if someone punched you in the solar plexus… The novel is full of minel- traps of a metaphorical kind that blow up the future rather than the limbs…" — The New Yorker "Masterfully done… Mary Pat Fennessy embodies the mythical fury of ancient Greece in the 20th century, and her war of one woman against all is a terrifying spectacle." — Washington Post "Very hard-hitting… In his new novel, Dennis Lehane spares no one and nothing." — New York Times "A brutal, gripping, and relentlessly clear portrait of a city torn apart by fear and hatred." — Irish Times