Best crime fiction of 2023
From psychological thrillers to gothic mysteries and everything in between
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From psychological thrillers to gothic mysteries and everything in between
Often, community involves a sense of belonging. But our contributor sees in Dennis Lehane’s new novel, “Small Mercies,” that belonging can become a trap if not tempered by openness to others.
There’s a refrain that spans time and distance. When circumstances are what they are, someone will shrug and say, “It is what it is.” In Dennis Lehane’s gritty new novel
Book critic Carol Iaciofano Aucoin says Dennis Lehane’s book, which explores Boston’s 1974 court-ordered busing to desegregate schools, is richly textured and filled with historically accurate local details.
Small Mercies by Dennis Lehane; Death of a Bookseller by Alice Slater; The Wintering Place by Kevin McCarthy; Cast a Cold Eye by Robbie Morrison; and The Lock-Up by John Banville