{"product_id":"world-gone-by","title":"World Gone by","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author Dennis Lehane's \u003cem\u003eWorld\u003cbr\u003eGone By \u003c\/em\u003econtinues the epic story of Joe Coughlin from \u003cem\u003eThe Given Day \u003c\/em\u003eand\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eLive by Night\u003c\/em\u003e through World War II, as he struggles to navigate the\u003cbr\u003ecriminal underworld between Cuba and Florida.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Suspenseful, devious, well-constructed and as filled\u003cbr\u003ewith ethical questions as it is with gangsters.\" --\u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTen years have passed since Joe Coughlin's enemies killed\u003cbr\u003ehis wife and destroyed his empire, and much has changed. Prohibition is dead, \u003cbr\u003ethe world is at war again, and Joe's son, Tomás, is growing up. Now the former\u003cbr\u003ecrime kingpin works as a consigliore to the Bartolo crime family, traveling\u003cbr\u003ebetween Tampa and Cuba, his wife's homeland.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA master who moves in and out of the black, white, and Cuban\u003cbr\u003eunderworlds, Joe effortlessly mixes with Tampa's social elite, U.S. Naval\u003cbr\u003eintelligence, the Lansky-Luciano mob, and the mob-financed government of\u003cbr\u003eFulgencio Batista. He has everything--money, power, a beautiful mistress, and\u003cbr\u003eanonymity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut success cannot protect him from the dark truth of his\u003cbr\u003epast--and ultimately, the wages of a lifetime of sin will finally be paid in full.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDennis Lehane vividly recreates the rise of the mob during a\u003cbr\u003eworld at war, from a masterfully choreographed Ash Wednesday gun battle in the\u003cbr\u003estreets of Ybor City to a chilling, heartbreaking climax in a Cuban sugar cane\u003cbr\u003efield. Told with verve and skill, \u003cem\u003eWorld Gone By\u003c\/em\u003e is a stunning work of\u003cbr\u003ehistorical fiction from one of \"the most interesting and accomplished American\u003cbr\u003enovelists\" (\u003cem\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/em\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"William Morrow \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53562201112942,"sku":"9780063084889","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0984\/1007\/0382\/files\/imageloader_a5bf7310-3070-4691-b99e-3e7f9a4440f8.jpg?v=1774754854","url":"https:\/\/tenderbuttonsbooks.com\/products\/world-gone-by","provider":"Tender Buttons Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}