Bill Littlefield
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Bill Littlefield is the host of NPR's "Only a Game" & the author of numerous books. He has also served as guest editor of "The Best American Sports Writing". He lives in Massachusetts. (Bowker Author Biography)
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Although how the various characters are connected to each other is obscure at first, they all have some connection to notorious crime boss Arthur Baladino, a Whitey Bulger-like gangster. Mercy is set in the suburban, middle-class neighborhood where Baladino, nearing death, has been released from a life sentence and allowed to come home to die. Neighbors and local journalists may wonder why a violent criminal like Baladino – a mobster not known for showing mercy to his victims – was granted the mercy of dying at home instead of remaining locked behind bars, but it remains speculation. No one knows for sure.
Don't read Mercy for the suspense (Though there is some.) or the sports (Only one sports metaphor – "The best team doesn't always win.") Read it for the multifaceted human characters in need of forgiveness and forgiving, and the thread of human connection binding us together, however different the lives we lead.
Read full review at https://baystatera.com/book-review-mercy-by-bill-littlefield/
Disclaimer: I received a free, digital advanced reading copy of this book from the publisher through LibraryThing's Early Reviewer program in exchange for an unbiased review.… (mer)