Live by night

Description:

Joe Coughlin is nineteen when he meets Emma Gould. A smalltime thief in 1920s Boston, his task is to tie her up while his accomplices loot the bank she works in. But Joe falls in love with Emma - and his life changes forever. That meeting is the beginning of Joe's journey to becoming one of the most feared and respected gangsters. It is a journey beset by violence, double-crossing, drama and pain. And it is a journey into the soul of prohibition-era America ...

subjects: Fiction,  Amerikanisches Englisch,  History,  nyt:combined-print-and-e-book-fiction=2012-10-21,  New York Times bestseller,  New York Times reviewed,  Fiction, mystery & detective, historical,  Boston (mass.), fiction,  Fiction, crime,  Criminals, fiction,  Gangsters,  Prohibition,  Nineteen twenties,  Organized crime,  American Dream,  Children of police,  Joe Coughlin (Fictional character),  Friendship,  City and town life,  nyt:hardcover-fiction=2012-10-21,  Mafia,  Crime organisé,  Romans, nouvelles,  Roman policier

People: A. Andrae

Places: United States,  Boston (Mass.),  Cuba

Times: 1919-1933,  20th century