"The Given Day" by Dennis Lehane

I came across this book in a local give/take bookshelf years ago. I was familiar with the author's name but had never read anything by him. Knowing that he wrote Mystic River, Gone, Baby, Gone, Shutter Island, I assumed the story would be based out of Boston and it, for the most part, was. It follows a number of protagonists, from Babe Ruth, Danny and Thomas Coughlin, and Luther Lawrence. Set in the early unionizing days, this novel follows a member of the Boston Polize Department as he becomes disillusioned by the treatment of his fellow public servants. Concurrently, we check in with Babe Ruth as he transitions through his first season of "White Ball" and end up being traded to the Yankees. Lastly, we meet an african american who stumbles through life in the first 90 percent of the book and, finally, navigates the final pages with a modicum of intention. The characters were well rounded and entertaining. The buildup of the preceding events of the Boston Riots of 1918 were methodical and effective. I generally had a tough time calling it a night and putting the book down. I would be delighted to read anything else by Lehane.