Kansas City Public Library

[close] Based on the author’s script for a six-part BBC series about a young man’s adventures in London Below, this novel depicts a fantastic world operating by its own rules underneath the British capital. [close]

[close] This anthology features stories of crime and late-night living written by local authors, among them John Lutz, Nancy Pickard, Daniel Woodrell, Kevin Prufer, and Mitch Brian. The Paris of the Plains is at a dark, gritty, jazz-fused crossroads. Multiple opportunities to discuss this book with special guest speakers, Steve Paul, Catherine Browder, Linda Rodriguez or Andres Rodriguez. [close]

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Live By Night (2012) by Dennis Lehane

A Jazz Age gangster noir. Joe, the youngest son of a high-placed Boston police officer, rebels against his father by scrambling up the ladder of organized crime. Boardwalk Empire meets The Great Gatsby in this novel of guns, rum, dames, and bootleggers that moves effortlessly between the cold streets of Boston streets and the warm sun-kissed beaches of Havana. Also a Kansas City Star FYI Book Club selection. [close]

[close] In this free verse novel packs of werewolves struggle for power in Los Angeles’ underbelly; winner of the 2009 Alex Award for books appealing to both adults and teens [close]