In her New York Times review, Janet Maslin calls it "Crime Noir 101, as taught by the best of its current practitioners," and Tampa Times book critic Colette Bancroft says, "Live by Night takes on big subjects — race, class, money,
religion, friendship, family, violence — by embedding them in
irresistible storytelling about a compelling, conflicted and mordantly
funny man."More on the book and Lehane's book tour appearances can be found at his website.