World Gone By by Dennis Lehane review: criminal class — irishtimes.com

Declan Burke admires the tragic complexities of a guilt-ridden American crime lord in this follow-up to ‘Live By Night’ ‘Before the small war broke them apart,” begins World Gone By, “they all gathered to support the big war.” The story opens in December 1942 in Tampa’s Versailles Ballroom, at a glamorous fundraiser for US troops stationed overseas. Actors, singers and sport stars mingle with financial and political heavyweights.

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