Patrick Kenzie and Angela Gennaro Darkness, Take My Hand, Book 2, (Paperback)

from Jim53

The second Kenzie/Gennaro mystery. In this one they try to protect the college-student son of an aquaintance. We learn about Angie's grandfather and a bout her relationship to Patrick's ex-wife (if that was in the first book, I missed it). We also learn more about Patrick's father's horrific past...

from jrimorin

A good start to the brutal, funny, harrowing world of Dennis Lehane and his McKenzie/Gennaro series. When I first read this book, I thought it brutal and heartbreaking. Years later, a second reading finds it somewhat formulaic, and perhaps a little too influenced by "The Silence of the Lambs." Th...

from ChrisNorbury

Very dark, disturbing story but Lehane's writing is so outstanding that I read on anyway. The two protags, Kenzie and Gennaro, are terrific and have a unique relationship that makes a great subplot. I can't praise Lehane's writing skill highly enough. Read him.

from Travis1259

Dennis Lahane does it again in this dark Boston mystery full of terror, love, hate and murder. And, although the violence was not to my taste, I found that I read the book whenever I could. That's the secret of Lahane. He is so talented that no matter what the subject he keeps the action moving a...

from TysonAdams

I think this book is a great example of why there shouldn't be a prologue or an epilogue in books. They diminish a perfectly good story with needless fluff. Very enjoyable story that had me hooked the entire way through. The mystery was compelling and the characters interesting enough to keep the...