A review by deepakchecks
Gone, Baby, Gone by Dennis Lehane

4.0

I am already familiar with the premise, as I've watched and loved the Ben Afflect directed movie. Hence, the suspense did not enthral me as it would have if it was the first time. Having said that, the writing was atmospheric (but I would say not as atmospheric as the James Ellroy ones), the characters well defined. What really defines a Dennis Lahane's work for me is the way the peculiar way the reveal is crafted - clues are delivered in the form of casual dialogues mostly in the early part of the book that you would most definitely won't care to remember, and we get to see the same thing in a different light towards the end pages of the book. A masterful work.