Small Mercies

''Small Mercies is thought provoking, engaging, enraging, and can''t-put-it-down entertainment'' Stephen King

''A jaw-dropping thriller... a resonant, unflinching story written by a novelist who is simply one of the best around'' Gillian Flynn

New York Times bestselling author Dennis Lehane returns with a masterpiece to rival Mystic River - an all-consuming tale of revenge, family love, festering hate, and insidious power, set against one of the most tumultuous episodes in Boston''s history.

''Mrs. Fennessy, please go home.''
''And do what?''
''Whatever you do when you''re home.''
''And then what?''
''Get up the next day and do it again.''
She shakes her head. ''That''s not living.''
''It is if you can find the small blessings.''
She smiles, but her eyes shine with agony. ''All my small blessings are gone.''

In the summer of 1974 a