Small Mercies: Longlisted for the CWA Gold Dagger 2024

Small Mercies is a thought-provoking, engaging, enraging, and can't-put-it-down novel that explores themes of revenge, family love, festering hate, and insidious power. Set against the backdrop of the desegregation of Boston's public schools in 1974, the novel follows Mary Pat Fennessey as she searches for her missing daughter and uncovers a brutal crime that connects to the city's troubled past.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 320 pages
Publication date: 02 May 2024
Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group

The Times Thriller of the Month, Small Mercies, is a thought-provoking, engaging, enraging, and can't-put-it-down entertainment that has received high praise from Stephen King, Gillian Flynn, and New York Times bestselling author Dennis Lehane. Set in the summer of 1974, the novel follows Mary Pat Fennessey, a woman trying to stay one step ahead of the bill collectors while living in the housing projects of Southie, an Irish American enclave that adheres to old tradition. One night, Mary Pat's teenage daughter Jules stays out late and doesn't come home, and a young Black man is found dead, struck by a subway train under mysterious circumstances. Mary Pat, propelled by a desperate search for her missing daughter, begins turning over stones best left untouched, asking questions that bother Marty Butler, the chieftain of the Irish mob, and the men who work for him. The novel is set against the hot, tumultuous months when the city's desegregation is underway, and the characters are forced to confront the changing times and their own prejudices. The Times Thriller of the Month, Small Mercies, is a gripping and powerful novel that explores the themes of revenge, family love, festering hate, and insidious power. It is a must-read for fans of thrillers and anyone who enjoys a well-crafted story.

Weight: 224g
Dimension: 125 x 197 x 23 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780349145778