The Drop; Dennis Lehane
2014 - William Morrow
The Drop has been on my radar since last fall. I'm a big fan of author, Dennis Lehane and, the film version was the last film that James Gandolfini starred in before his untimely death. It's a very short crime thriller that takes place in Boston (movie version Brooklyn).
Bob Saginowski, a quiet, lonely guy who works as a bartender at his cousin Marv's bar. Cousin Marv no longer owns the place, but still runs it. The place is also a "drop" site for illegally obtained money collected by the Chechen mob.
But in this story, it's Bob, not Marv, who is by far the most interesting character of the story. He is guilt-ridden, spends time at church, and tends bar. A few days after Christmas, he is walking home from work and hears whimpering coming out of a trash can on the sidewalk. He finds a beaten, pit bull puppy. The woman who lives in the house helps Bob, clean and nurse the puppy, and Bob soon becomes the dog's savior. The puppy who he names Rocco, and the woman play an integral role in the complications which arise as the story progresses.
The Drop, is a story about desperate people and the desperate situations that occur when people make bad decisions in life. The author paints a very vivid description of the characters, the neighborhood and how the mob operates. A very short story with an ending that packs a punch.
But in this story, it's Bob, not Marv, who is by far the most interesting character of the story. He is guilt-ridden, spends time at church, and tends bar. A few days after Christmas, he is walking home from work and hears whimpering coming out of a trash can on the sidewalk. He finds a beaten, pit bull puppy. The woman who lives in the house helps Bob, clean and nurse the puppy, and Bob soon becomes the dog's savior. The puppy who he names Rocco, and the woman play an integral role in the complications which arise as the story progresses.
The Drop, is a story about desperate people and the desperate situations that occur when people make bad decisions in life. The author paints a very vivid description of the characters, the neighborhood and how the mob operates. A very short story with an ending that packs a punch.
4/5 stars
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