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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:novel
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gptkbp:adaptation
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in development
film rights sold
television series adaptation planned
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gptkbp:author
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gptkb:Dennis_Lehane
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gptkbp:awards
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nominated for Edgar Award
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gptkbp:character_arc
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growth of Kenzie and Gennaro
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gptkbp:character_development
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complex characters
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gptkbp:character_relationships
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Kenzie and Gennaro partnership
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gptkbp:conflict
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social issues
moral dilemmas
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gptkbp:critical_reception
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positive reviews
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gptkbp:cultural_impact
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influenced crime genre
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gptkbp:followed_by
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gptkb:Darkness,_Take_My_Hand
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gptkbp:genre
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gptkb:Detective
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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A Drink Before the War
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gptkbp:influenced_by
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gptkb:Dashiell_Hammett
gptkb:Raymond_Chandler
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gptkbp:influences
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hardboiled fiction
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gptkbp:inspiration
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real-life events
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gptkbp:isbn
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978-0-06-109966-0
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gptkbp:language
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English
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gptkbp:launch_site
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gptkb:South_Boston
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gptkbp:main_character
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gptkb:Detective
gptkb:Angela_Gennaro
gptkb:Patrick_Kenzie
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gptkbp:motif
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gptkb:betrayal
gptkb:Community_Center
redemption
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gptkbp:narrative_style
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first-person
dual perspective
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gptkbp:next_edition
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1994 edition
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gptkbp:page_count
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320
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gptkbp:plot
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investigation of a missing person
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gptkbp:published_by
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gptkb:1994
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gptkbp:publisher
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gptkb:William_Morrow
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gptkbp:reader_demographic
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adult readers
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gptkbp:series
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gptkb:Kenzie_and_Gennaro
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gptkbp:setting
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gptkb:Boston
1990s
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gptkbp:significance
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established Lehane's career
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gptkbp:style
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gritty realism
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gptkbp:symbolism
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Boston as a character
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gptkbp:theme
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morality
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Dennis_Lehane
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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3
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