Gone, Baby, Gone - (Patrick Kenzie and Angela Gennaro) by Dennis Lehane (Paperback)

About the Book

"The tough neighborhood of Dorchester is no place for the innocent or the weak. Its territory is defined by hard heads and even harder luck; its streets are littered with the detritus of broken families, hearts, and dreams. Now, one of its youngest is missing. Private investigators Patrick Kenzie and Angela Gennaro don't want the case. But after pleas from the child's aunt, they open an investigation that will ultimately risk everything -- their relationship, their sanity, and even their lives -- to find a little girl lost."--Provided by publisher.

Book Synopsis

In this "absolutely gripping" (Chicago Tribune) thriller, New York Times bestselling author Dennis Lehane vividly captures the complex beauty and darkness of working-class Boston.

The tough neighborhood of Dorchester is no place for the innocent or the weak. Its territory is defined by hard heads and even harder luck; its streets are littered with the detritus of broken families, hearts, and dreams.

Now one of its youngest is missing. Private investigators Patrick Kenzie and Angela Gennaro don't want the case. But after pleas from the child's aunt, they open an investigation that will ultimately risk everything--their relationship, their sanity, and even their lives--to find a little girl lost.

Review Quotes

"Gone, Baby Gone is a tough, true powerful story written by a stunningly good novelist, one of our very best." -- James Patterson

"Powerful and raw, harrowing and unsentimental." -- Washington Post Book World

"Compelling...Mr. Lehane delivers big time." -- Wall Street Journal

"A chilling, masterfully plotted tale." -- People

"Chilling, completely credible....[An] absolutely gripping story." -- Chicago Tribune

"Lehane tackles corruption in many forms as he brings his complicated plot to its satisfying resolution, at the same time leaving readers to ponder moral questions about social and individual responsibility long after the last page is turned." -- Publishers Weekly