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Darkness, Take My Hand (Kenzie & Gennaro, #2)
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Dennis Lehane - image from The-Talks.com
PIs Patrick Kenzie and Angela Gennaro are drawn into a malestron of violence and danger after a shrink passes along a dark tale of stalking and murder reported by a patient. When the patient's son is threatened the game is afoot. It takes a few twists and turns that lead to killer clowns, crimes of the deep past and years of revenge and psychotic control and planning. Ultra violence permeates. Dark and evil with a taste for cruelty almost kills the team and many around them. A hefty body count and considerable reflection result. Why are we in this life? A good read, tough on the sensibilities. Although it retains his humorous touch, this is a darker read than Lehane's first.
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Other books by Lehane I have read/reviewed
Kenzie and Gennaro
-----A Drink Before the War - #1
-----Sacred #3
-----Gone, Baby Gone #4
-----Prayers for Rain #5
-----Moonlight Mile #6
The Coughlin series
-----The Given Day - #1
-----Live By Night - #2
-----Live By Night - #3
by
Dennis Lehane - image from The-Talks.com
PIs Patrick Kenzie and Angela Gennaro are drawn into a malestron of violence and danger after a shrink passes along a dark tale of stalking and murder reported by a patient. When the patient's son is threatened the game is afoot. It takes a few twists and turns that lead to killer clowns, crimes of the deep past and years of revenge and psychotic control and planning. Ultra violence permeates. Dark and evil with a taste for cruelty almost kills the team and many around them. A hefty body count and considerable reflection result. Why are we in this life? A good read, tough on the sensibilities. Although it retains his humorous touch, this is a darker read than Lehane's first.
=============================EXTRA STUFF
Links to the author’s personal, Twitter and FB pages
Other books by Lehane I have read/reviewed
Kenzie and Gennaro
-----A Drink Before the War - #1
-----Sacred #3
-----Gone, Baby Gone #4
-----Prayers for Rain #5
-----Moonlight Mile #6
The Coughlin series
-----The Given Day - #1
-----Live By Night - #2
-----Live By Night - #3
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Reading Progress
Started Reading
June 1, 2005
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Finished Reading
November 1, 2008
– Shelved
November 1, 2008
– Shelved as:
mystery-and-spy-fiction
May 24, 2013
– Shelved as:
lehane
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Feb 18, 2022 10:19AM
I really like LeHane. This review sums up most of his books. Dark and interesting.
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Yes, they are. But sometimes, Lehane rises above to create powerful works of art. Mystic River is the epitome of that. And the Coughlin series aspires to broadening his view to a larger canvas. Wonderful writer.
