Query: 1994 Novels set in Boston
Domain: books
Relevant documents:
A Drink Before the War
The Fermata
Evidence from documents: A Drink Before the War: 1994 Novels: '''''A Drink Before the War''''' is a crime novel by American writer Dennis Lehane, published in 1994
set in Boston: The ensuing investigation takes the detectives from swanky Boston hotels to housing projects in the poorest ghettos of Dorchester.
The Fermata: '''''The Fermata''''' is a 1994 erotic novel by Nicholson Baker. It is about a man named Arno Strine who can stop time, and uses this ability to embark on a series of sexual adventures. Like Baker's previous novel ''Vox'', ''The Fermata'' was controversial amongst critics yet was also a bestseller.


Arno Strine, a temp in Boston