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Darkness, Take My Hand (Patrick Kenzie/Angela Gennaro Novels)
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Darkness, Take My Hand (Patrick Kenzie/Angela Gennaro Novels)
Author: Dennis Lehane

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Publisher: HarperTorch
Book Type: Paperback
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ISBN-13: 9780380726288 - ISBN-10: 0380726289
Publication Date: 7/1/1997
Pages: 400


Other Versions of this Book: Hardcover

Book Description:

The master of the new noir, Dennis Lehane magnificently evokes the dignity and savagery of working-class Boston in this terrifying tale of darkness and redemption.

Patrick Kenzie and Angela Gennaro's latest client is a prominent Boston psychiatrist running scared from a vengeful Irish mob. The private investigators know something about cold-blooded retribution. Born and bred on the mean streets of blue-collar Dorchester, they've seen the darkness that lives in the hearts of the unfortunate. But an evil for which even they are unprepared is about to strike as secrets long-dormant erupt, setting off a chain of violent murders that will stain everything -- including the truth.


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David & Kathy W. (spOOnman) wrote on 3/5/2007...

3 member(s) found this review helpful.

Chilling

Holly B. (bluedevilbooklover) wrote on 11/4/2007...

2 member(s) found this review helpful.

This was a really good book. I'd suggest reading the series from the beginning (this is the second; start with A Drink Before the War). I love Dennis Lehane's writing.

Kathleen K. (kathyk) - Amsterdam, NY wrote on 8/23/2007...

2 member(s) found this review helpful.

All Dennis Lehane's Patrick Kenzie/Angela Gennaro novels are great. Fast reads . I loved it.

Richard M. (algernon99) wrote on 3/29/2007...

2 member(s) found this review helpful.

I read this years ago when it came out. As I pulled it off the shelf to list here on the site, I found a note I wrote on the business card I'd used as a bookmark. Here's what it says:

"Don't read this book. It's dehumanizing, violent, gory, and bleak. It's so dark you need a laser to punch any light throught to it. Skip it."

My opinion hasn't changed.

Susan H. (Mockingbird) wrote on 3/9/2007...

2 member(s) found this review helpful.

By the author of Mystic River, this stunning mystery 'chills to the bone.'

Bob M. wrote on 2/1/2007...

2 member(s) found this review helpful.

Another good story from Dennis Lehane

Tasha H. (SenecaWoman) wrote on 1/11/2007...

2 member(s) found this review helpful.

I loved the Kenzie series. I like his loyal, if eccentric, friends. I do hope there will be more!

Elaine W. wrote on 12/12/2006...

2 member(s) found this review helpful.

Ranked as a top modern mystery novel, this book puts you again in the hands of the Dorchester detectives that the author introduced in A Drink Before the War. "Crime literature" is what the commentators call it - I just think it's an interesting book to read.

Judy S. (emma) wrote on 12/1/2006...

2 member(s) found this review helpful.

This book is full of suspense and mystery. A must for the mystery reader.

J H E. (jhelliott) wrote on 10/12/2006...

2 member(s) found this review helpful.

A very tight mystery with remarkably believable protagonists - Love these two


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Meredith G. wrote on 9/12/2009...


I would recommend reading A Drink Before the War before Darkness, Take My Hand because ADBTW is the first book in the Kenzie/Gennaro series and it is a great book. But DTMH is even better. Do not miss it. Clear your calendar because you won't be able to put it down. Not only is it a thrilling ride about a team of serial killers in Boston with links to private investigator Patrick Kenzie (Warning...not for the faint of heart) it is a well crafted book. Scary, suspensful, and fast paced.

Sharon C. (sharonc9630) wrote on 5/11/2009...


Another great Patrick Kenzie & Angela Gennaro read. I think I have read them all now.
Always a real page turner for me. Love them all !!


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