A review by ljjohnson8
Gone, Baby, Gone by Dennis Lehane

4.0

A rare instance where I've read the book after I've seen the movie, but it didn't matter that I knew how things turn out. Lehane is such a superior writer and he is equally gifted with language, plot, and characterization. Like the Patrick and Angie stories before this one, this was a very dark and brutal and sad story - this time about the abduction of a 4 year old girl. Lehane has much to say about family and judgment and ends-justifying-means, and none of it is easy to read about. I love how he always challenges his reader. And I love these characters and won't ever want to stop reading stories about them.