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The drink before the war

A cadre of powerful Massachusetts politicians offers Patrick Kenzie and Angela Gennaro big money for a small job: find the missing cleaning woman who allegedly stole confidential Statehouse documents. But there's much more to this crime than anyone realizes. What the woman was really after was justice--and out on the Boston streets, the truth can turn stark and ugly.

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  • "A drink before the war"@it
  • "Darkness, Take My Hand"@en
  • "Drink before the war"
  • "Drink before the war"@pl
  • "Drink before the war"@he
  • "Dias e dias"

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  • "As richly complex and brutal as the terrain it depicts, here is the mesmerizing, darkly original novel that heralded the arrival of Dennis Lehane, the master of the new <noir</ -- and introduced Patrick Kenzie and Angela Gennaro, his smart and tough private investigators weaned on the blue-collar streets of Dorchester.</ A cabal of powerful Boston politicians is willing to pay Kenzie and Gennaro big money for a seemingly small job: to find the missing cleaning woman who stole some secret documents. As Kenzie and Gennaro learn, however, this crime is no ordinary theft. It's about justice. About right and wrong. But in Boston, finding the truth isn't just a dirty business ... it's deadly.</"
  • "A cadre of powerful Massachusetts politicians offers Patrick Kenzie and Angela Gennaro big money for a small job: find the missing cleaning woman who allegedly stole confidential Statehouse documents. But there's much more to this crime than anyone realizes. What the woman was really after was justice--and out on the Boston streets, the truth can turn stark and ugly."@en
  • "In Bost, PIs Patrick Kenzie and Angela Gennaro investigate the death of an African-American cleaning lady, gunned down in a burst of Uzi fire. A tale of street gang violence and of the racial divide between black and irish."@en
  • "Deux sénateurs qui ont assez d'influence pour bloquer le jeu politique jusqu'à l'an 2000, engagent un couple de détectives privés, Patrick Kenzie et Angela Gennaro, pour retrouver une femme de ménage noire chargée de nettoyer leurs bureaux et qui a disparu en emportant des documents. Celle-ci est assassinée et c'est l'enfer qui se déchaîne dans les rues de Boston."
  • "Deux policiers de Boston sont charges par deux senateurs de retrouver des documents confidentiels. Quand ils decouvriront l'intermediaire, ils passent de l'enquete a la guerre puisqu'ils deviennent des cibles a atteindre. [SDM]."
  • "In Boston, PIs Patrick Kenzie and Angela Gennaro investigate the death of an African-American cleaning lady, gunned down in a burst of Uzi fire. A tale of street gang violence and of the racial divide between black and Irish."@en
  • "In Boston, PIs Patrick Kenzie and Angela Gennaro investigate the death of an African-American cleaning lady, gunned down in a burst of Uzi fire. A tale of street gang violence and of the racial divide between black and Irish."
  • "Taking on a seemingly simple assignment to pinpoint the whereabouts of a cleaning woman who has allegedly stolen confidential State House documents, private investigators Patrick Mckenzie and Angela Gennaro uncover a ring of extortions, assassination, and child prostitution."
  • "Patrick Kenzie and Angie Gennaro are private investigators in the blue-collar neighborhoods and ghettos of South Boston--they know it as only natives can. Working out of an old church belfry, Kenzie and Gennaro take on a seemingly simple assignment for a prominent politician: uncover the where-abouts of Jenna Angeline, a black cleaning woman who has allegedly stolen confidential state documents. Finding Jenna is easy compared to staying alive once they've got her. --from back cover."
  • "Twee privé-detectives gaan, na het uitvoeren van een redelijk eenvoudige opdracht, door met hun onderzoek waardoor hun leven in gevaar komt."
  • "Patrick Kenzie and Angie Gennaro are private investigators in the blue-collar neighborhoods and ghettos of South Boston--they know it as only natives can. Working out of an old church belfry, Kenzie and Gennaro take on a seemingly simple assignment for a prominent politician: uncover the where-abouts of Jenna Angeline, a black cleaning woman who has allegedly stolen confidential state documents. Finding Jenna is easy compared to staying alive once they've got her."
  • "A cadre of powerful Massachusetts politicians offer Patrick Kenzie and Angela Gennaro big money for a small job: find the missing cleaning woman who allegedly stole confidental statehouse documents. but there's much more to this crime than anyone realizes."@en
  • "As richly complex and brutal as the terrain it depicts, here is the mesmerizing, darkly original novel that heralded the arrival of Dennis Lehane, the master of the new noir -- and introduced Patrick Kenzie and Angela Gennaro, his smart and tough private investigators weaned on the blue-collar streets of Dorchester.A cabal of powerful Boston politicians is willing to pay Kenzie and Gennaro big money for a seemingly small job: to find the missing cleaning woman who stole some secret documents. As Kenzie and Gennaro learn, however, this crime is no ordinary theft. It's about justice. About right and wrong. But in Boston, finding the truth isn't just a dirty business ... it's deadly."@en

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  • "Translations"
  • "Thrillery (romány)"
  • "Mystery fiction"@en
  • "Mystery fiction"
  • "American fiction"
  • "Large type books"
  • "Fiction"
  • "Fiction"@en
  • "Fiction"@he
  • "Americké romány"
  • "Suspense fiction"
  • "Mystery"@en
  • "Thrillers (novels)"
  • "Powieść kryminalna amerykańska"@pl
  • "Vertalingen (vorm)"
  • "Roman policier"
  • "Electronic books"@en
  • "Electronic books"
  • "Powieść amerykańska"@pl
  • "Popular literature"
  • "Detective and mystery stories"@en
  • "Detective and mystery stories"
  • "Livres audio"

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  • "Streng vertraulich! : Thriller"
  • "En drink före kriget : [thriller]"@sv
  • "A Drink Before The War"
  • "משקה לפני המלחמה"
  • "Slapende honden"
  • "Zhan qian jiu"
  • "Täyttä sotaa"@fi
  • "The drink before the war"@en
  • "전쟁전한잔 = A drink before the war"
  • "战前酒"
  • "Černá nenávist : případ Patricka Kenzieho & Angely Gennarové"
  • "Um copo antes da guerra"
  • "A drink before war"
  • "<&gt"@he
  • "En drink före kriget"@sv
  • "Un Trago antes de la guerra"
  • "戰前酒"
  • "Streng vertraulich!"
  • "Chŏnjaeng chŏn han chan = A drink before the war"
  • "Wypijmy, nim zacznie się wojna"
  • "Wypijmy, nim zacznie się wojna"@pl
  • "A drink before the war : a novel"
  • "Wypijmy, nim zacznie się̨ wojna"
  • "Streng vertraulich! : Kriminalroman"
  • "A Drink Before the War"@en
  • "Mashḳeh li-fene ha-milḥamah"
  • "Um drink antes da guerra"
  • "Un trago antes de la guerra"@es
  • "Wypijmy, nim zacznie sie wojna"
  • "Streng vertraulich! Roman"
  • "Un dernier verre avant la guerre"@en
  • "Un dernier verre avant la guerre"
  • "A drink before the war"
  • "A drink before the war"@en
  • "Mashḳeh lifene ha-milḥamah"
  • "Un drink prima di uccidere"@it
  • "Un drink prima di uccidere"
  • "Glotok pered bitvoi : [roman]"

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