A Drink Before the War
7.67.6 / 10
Score out of 10105 ratingsConfidence 42%: this much of the score is the readers’ own
- 336
- Pages
- about 6 h
- Reading time
Part of a seriesKenzie & GennaroVolume 1 of 6
- Shamus Award
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About the book
A Drink Before the War is a crime novel by American writer Dennis Lehane, published in 1994. It was his debut novel. It is the first book in a series focusing on Boston-based private investigators Patrick Kenzie and Angela Gennaro.
Reading order · Kenzie & Gennaro
Full order & progress →7.58.08.5
7.58.08.5
- A Drink Before the WarThis book
7.67.6 / 10 - Darkness, Take My Hand
7.87.8 / 10 - Sacred
7.77.7 / 10 - Gone, Baby, Gone
7.87.8 / 10 - Prayers for RainPrayers for Rain–Not ranked yet
- Moonlight MileMoonlight Mile–Not ranked yet
Where the score comes from
The sources average 7.5 across 105 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 42% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Crime & mystery average of 7.6. That is how 7.6 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 7.1 | 7 | 7% |
| Hardcover | 7.5 | 98 | 93% |
Frequently asked
How long is A Drink Before the War?
It has 336 pages — shorter than 79% of the ranked books in Crime & mystery.
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