A Drink Before the War/Darkness, Take My Hand

With novels like ""Mystic River"" and ""Shutter Island,"" Dennis Lehane has dramatically altered the landscape of the crime thriller--while boldly overstepping the boundaries that have long separated mystery from literature. Now two of his sensational early novels have been combined in a single volume--two gritty and mesmerizing masterworks of suspense featuring the private eye duo of Patrick Kenzie and Angela Gennaro--brilliantly showcasing the unique voice and dark, exhilarating vision of a crime fiction phenomenon.