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by Dennis Lehane
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Lisa (Harmony)
Lisa (Harmony) rated it 11 years ago
This is the first book in a series featuring Boston Private Investigators Patrick Kenzie and Angela Gennaro; the film Gone Baby Gone is based on a later entry in the series. It's also the first book by Lehane I've ever read, and certainly won't be the last. First thing I noticed, then forgot to noti...
Wyvernfriend Reads
Wyvernfriend Reads rated it 11 years ago
Quite readable story about murder, gangland killings, and a pair of detectives who are interesting people with lives!
Dantastic Book Reviews
Dantastic Book Reviews rated it 12 years ago
As a gang war looms on the horizon, private detectives Patrick Kenzie and Angela Gennara are hired to find a missing woman who stole some documents from a senator. What they find could ignite a race war and burn Boston to the ground...When I recently got caught up on [a:Robert Crais|8944|Robert Cra...
Reading Slothfully
Reading Slothfully rated it 12 years ago
I didn't much care for this book. The main character, Patrick Kenzie, is an asshole, and it's not clear that his partner, Angela, is much better. The story moves along ok, but the author is given to cheap, cynical commentary, perhaps as a way to pretend he has an intellect. Personally, I find his co...
kennethjmcginnis
kennethjmcginnis rated it 12 years ago
This book makes me feel really sheltered, and grateful for it!Their world is very dark, violent and dangerous.
"Check Six"
"Check Six" rated it 13 years ago
Wow, what an outstanding, 5 Star first look at Dennis Lahane! Two P.I's, Patrick Kenzie and Angela Gennaro, are hired for a simple "find-and-a-phone-call", locate the admin assistant of a state senator who absconded with some "documents". Well, the story gets a little out of hand with some major gun...
amartianmonkey
amartianmonkey rated it 13 years ago
If it wasn't for Goodreads i may never have read this, so for that alone thanks Goodreads! . Having never read any Dennis Lehane before and reading good reviews i made this my first read and did not disappoint, fast paced, well written and with interesting leads in Kenzie and Gennaro.Look forward t...
Lego ergo sum
Lego ergo sum rated it 13 years ago
Wniosek: nadal nie znoszę Kenziego i Gennaro. Za to mam słabość do Bubby. W oryginale czyta się 3 razy lepiej niż tłumaczenie, które niby było poprawne, ale... to jak oglądanie The Wire z polskim lektorem:P
meganbaxter
meganbaxter rated it 14 years ago
Perfectly serviceable hard-boiled crime fiction, with a nice sense of noir phrasing. Not so much a mystery as a slow burn through inevitable violence. But the writing was good, the characters engaging, the city bleak and realistic, and the book grapples with, but does not try to solve, issues around...
willemite
willemite rated it 20 years ago
A noir touch, complete with nifty madcap dialogue and a dark sense of humor makes this a fun detective tale. It begins when two politicians come to PI Patrick Kenzie and employ him and partner Angela Gennaro to retrieve some documents purloined by a cleaning woman. What follows is a large scale gang...
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