Drop

<p><strong><em>New York Times</em> bestselling author Dennis Lehane's <em>The Drop </em>is a crime story a love story and ultimately a journey of faith set in Boston's underworld.</strong></p><p><strong>[A] gritty gem...a stark and moving short novel. -- <em>Publishers Weekly</em></strong></p><p>Two days after Christmas Bob Saginowski a lonely bartender looking for a reason to live rescues an abused and abandoned pit bull puppy from a trash can and meets a damaged woman named Nadia Dunn looking for something to believe in.</p> <p>As their relationship grows they cross paths with the Chechen mafia who have taken over his cousin Marv's bar and use it as a money drop; Marv himself who has grown dangerously desperate with age and thwarted hopes; two hapless stick-up artists who make the mistake of robbing the bar; a very curious cop; and the original owner of the puppy a psycho named Eric Deeds who wants his dog back. . .</p>