New York Times bestselling author Dennis Lehane&;s The Drop is a crime story, a love story, and ultimately a journey of faith, set in Boston&;s underworld. &;[A] gritty gem...a stark and moving short novel.&; &; Publishers Weekly Two days after Christmas, Bob Saginowski, a lonely bartender looking for a reason to live, rescues an abused and abandoned pit bull puppy from a trash can and meets a damaged woman named Nadia Dunn looking for something to believe in. As their relationship grows, they cross paths with the Chechen mafia, who have taken over his cousin Marv&;s bar and use it as a money drop; Marv himself, who has grown dangerously desperate with age and thwarted hopes; two hapless stick-up artists who make the mistake of robbing the bar; a very curious cop; and the original owner of the puppy, a psycho named Eric Deeds, who wants his dog back. . .