A review by jeffmauch
Prayers for Rain by Dennis Lehane

4.0

Another solid effort from Lehane. I've paced myself a little reading the last couple of novels in this series because I really do enjoy them and I devour them far to quickly. Kenzie is a very lovable and relate able character, the kind of private eye with a conscience that just doesn't see to really exist, yet here he is. Usually another aspect of Lehane's novels that a love are the settings in Boston and the surrounding area, and while it does take place there, Boston doesn't seem like a title character in this novel like it usually does. Lehane seems to be taking more time to develop character relationships here and to drive the plot. It doesn't take away from the novel or anything, it's just a slightly different direction than I'm used to. This is again a gritty novel with terrible people and I loved it. How Kenzie gets mixed up in some of the events he does? I'm not quite sure, but I'm glad that he does.