The Drop

Dennis Lehane’s novels manage to overcome occasionally clichéd plot mechanics and outlandish twists on the basis of a very simple and very powerful skill –the ability to clearly evoke a sense of place and character. Much of this has to do with the setting of the majority of his work, Boston, where Lehane grew up. His familiarity with landmarks, dialect and his ability to effectively capture the relationship between characters and the space around them is something you take away after reading...