Live by Night

Edgar Award (Best Novel) · 2013 · Winner

William MorrowOctober 2, 2012mystery-crimeISBN 9780062129994

Award History

Award	Year	Status	Citation
Edgar Award (Best Novel)	2013	Winner

About This Book

Set during Prohibition, this novel follows Joe Coughlin, a small-time criminal who rises through the ranks of organized crime in Boston and Tampa. Winner of the Edgar Award for Best Novel; adapted into a film by Ben Affleck.

About the Author

Dennis LehaneAmerican

Dennis Lehane is an American author of crime fiction, known for the Kenzie-Gennaro series and standalone novels including Mystic River, Shutter Island, and Gone Baby Gone. He won the Edgar Award for Live by Night and several of his books have been adapted into major films.