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3.98 AVERAGE
3.98 AVERAGE
metalgeartofu's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
glaseramy's review against another edition
3.0
Another book in the Kenzie/Gennaro series. This wasn't as good as Gone Baby Gone, but it was still very interesting and kept my interest. Lehane creates such great characters.
jmse1992's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
strombolibones's review against another edition
4.0
Not as good as 4 (expected) but I don't really get the low reviews on this one. Thoroughly enjoyed the ride, and enjoying my time spent with K&G immensely, I'm gonna miss them dearly once I finish the 6th and final book in a week or two 💔
If you like thrillers, read this series folks
If you like thrillers, read this series folks
liz1966's review against another edition
4.0
I felt like reading a hard-boiled crime novel and this one has gotten me hooked so far. I didn't realize that this was part of a series and it doesn't seem to matter, I like the fact that you can read this one without having to have read the others. Angie Gennaro is such a cool, accomplished detective and I like her style. I could totally see this as a Boston-based t.v. crime show. Though the lead, Patrick Kenzie is the typical hard-grizzled P.I., his partnership with Gennaro is unique and it is cool to see a woman in the role of the adviser in this case. More to come..
drdspice's review against another edition
4.0
I heart Dennis Lehane. I really hope Angie and Patrick reunite again.
jeremymorrison's review against another edition
3.0
A client asked private inspector Patrick Kenzie, who has separated from his partner Angela Gennaro, to help scare off a stalker. While parts of the case go well, other parts of the case don’t add up, leaving Kenzie to start an investigation on his own steam.
troutgirl's review against another edition
I always want to grumble at the amount of sociopathy and firepower deployed in this series, but I have to admit that by this point in his career Lehane knows exactly how to keep the pages turning. His plotting has improved to the stellar level always enjoyed by his characterizations and dialogue -- they may be mostly psycho, but damned if his people don't jump off the page -- and the mood of desperate longing for redemption is practically his trademark now.
The scenario here has a certain brutal simplicity: what would it take to drive a normal person to suicide? If you lost your health, your car, your job, your lover, your family, your home, your pet... could you go on? Would you even want to? Who would you become when you hit bottom, and could any force stop the fall? Lehane makes a muscular but surprisingly tender case for bullets, vodka, and just a little bit of human compassion to save us all.
The scenario here has a certain brutal simplicity: what would it take to drive a normal person to suicide? If you lost your health, your car, your job, your lover, your family, your home, your pet... could you go on? Would you even want to? Who would you become when you hit bottom, and could any force stop the fall? Lehane makes a muscular but surprisingly tender case for bullets, vodka, and just a little bit of human compassion to save us all.