A collection of riveting short stories from the New York Times bestselling author of Mystic River and Shutter Island.
Though best known for his hugely successful novels, Dennis Lehane is also a master of short fiction. In this collection, Lehane has compiled the best of his previously published short stories, as well as a story unique to this collection. In "Running Out of Dog" a vet returning from Vietnam is asked to redirect the violent skills he learned overseas to deal with his hometown's rampant population of strays. "Gone Down to Corpus" features Texas high-school football jocks with an unnameable rage that can only be satisfied through destruction. The final story in the collection, "Until Gwen" tells the disturbing tale of a son who took the fall for his conman father and Gwen, whom he hoped would be waiting on the outside. In Lehane's capable hands, each story unflinchingly faces the darkest depths of the human experience. With the compelling narrative drive, piercing insight, and psychological drama that have made his novels bestsellers, as well as a skilled literary sensibility, Coronado is sure to satisfy this acclaimed writer’s large and devoted following.
