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Patrick Kenzie en Angela Gennaro kennen elkaar al sinds hun jeugd, toen ze samen over de speelplaatsen van Zuid-Boston renden. Nu zijn ze partners van hun eigen detectivebureau. Dit keer roept de vooraanstaande psychiater Diandra Warren hun hulp in omdat ze wordt achtervolgd door de Ierse maffia. En de dood zelf steekt zijn kille, met bloed bevlekte vingers naar het duo uit. Een golf van moorden houdt Boston in zijn greep. Deze misdrijven dragen de signatuur van een psychopaat die al lange tijd in de gevangenis zit. Dan ontdekken Patrick en Angela dat het motief van de moordenaar geworteld is in hun eigen verleden.

Twee machtige politici bieden de privédetectives Patrick Kenzie en Angela Gennaro een aanzienlijk bedrag voor een ogenschijnlijk simpele opdracht: vind de schoonmaakster Jenna Angeline, die spoorloos is verdwenen. De zwarte vrouw wordt beschuldigd van diefstal van vertrouwelijke documenten. Patrick en Angela denken dat het oplossen van de zaak een fluitje van een cent is. Maar algauw beseffen ze dat er meer aan de hand is. De vrouw wilde gerechtigheid - en in de straten van Boston is dat levensgevaarlijk. En als de Ierse maffia begint te jagen op iets wat Patrick in zijn bezit heeft, onstaat er een bloederige oorlog.

Trevor Stone, een miljardair die op sterven ligt, huurt de privédetectives Patrick Kenzie en Angela Gennaro in om zijn spoorloos verdwenen dochter, Desiree, te vinden. Maar niets is wat het lijkt terwijl het speurdersduo een spoor volgt van halve waarheden en corruptie, op zoek naar een vrouw die zowel een zondares als een heilige kan zijn. Desiree, een vrouw in de greep van verdriet, óf een manipulatieve intrigante die precies weet wat ze wil. Deze zaak leidt Kenzie en Gennaro naar het broeierige Florida, waar iemand in vertrouwen nemen de dood kan betekenen en waar iedere misstap de laatste kan zijn.

The master of the new noir, Dennis Lehane brilliantly interweaves beauty and violence, integrity and evil in this thrilling, powerfully resonant novel. A beautiful, grief-stricken woman has vanished without a trace. So has the detective hired to find her. And a lot of money. Enter saavy, tough-nosed private investigators Patrick Kenzie and Angela Gennaro. Rooted in the no-nonsense streets of Boston's blue-collar Dorchester, they've seen it all—and survived. But this case leads them into unexpected territory where nothing is sacred—a land of lies and corruption where trusting anyone could get them killed . . . where taking any step could be their last.

Thought-provoking and gripping, this novel offers an unflinching exploration of revenge, family love, and insidious power, set against a tumultuous period in Boston's history. In the summer of 1974, Mary Pat Fennessey struggles to keep ahead of bill collectors while living in the Southie housing projects. When her teenage daughter, Jules, goes missing on the same night a young Black man is found dead under mysterious circumstances, Mary Pat's desperate search leads her to uncover unsettling truths. Her inquiries disturb Marty Butler, the Irish mob's chieftain, and his men, who are fiercely protective of their interests. As Mary Pat navigates the dangerous underbelly of her community, the story delves into the violent realities of the city's desegregation efforts and the pervasive nature of American racism. This narrative is a gripping thriller that masterfully intertwines personal and societal struggles, revealing the harsh truths that lie beneath the surface of a seemingly ordinary life.

Master of new noir Dennis Lehane magnificently evokes the dignity and savagery of working-class Boston in Darkness, Take My Hand , a terrifying tale of 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 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 that have long lain dormant erupt, setting off a chain of violent murders that will stain everything – including the truth. With razor-sharp dialogue and penetrating prose, Darkness, Take My Hand is another superior crime novel from the author of Mystic River; Gone, Baby, Gone; and Shutter Island .

"In the summer of 1974, a heatwave blankets Boston and Mary Pat Fennessy is trying to stay one step ahead of the bill collectors. Mary Pat has lived her entire life in the housing projects of Southie, the Irish American enclave that stubbornly adheres to old tradition and stands proudly apart. One night Mary Pat's teenage daughter Jules stays out late and doesn't come home. That same evening, a young Black man is found dead, struck by a subway train under mysterious circumstances. The two events seem unconnected. But Mary Pat, propelled by a desperate search for her missing daughter, begins turning over stones best left untouched--asking questions that bother Marty Butler, chieftain of the Irish mob, and the men who work for him, men who don't take kindly to any threat to their business. Set against the hot, tumultuous months when the city's desegregation of its public schools exploded in violence, Small Mercies is a superb thriller, a brutal depiction of criminality and power, and an unflinching portrait of the dark heart of American racism. It is a mesmerizing and wrenching work that only Dennis Lehane could write"-- Provided by publisher

Kenzie and Gennaro have been hired to find four-year-old Amanda McCready, abducted from her home without leaving a trace. Despite extensive news coverage and dogged investigation, the police inquiry has so far uncovered nothing. The case is rife with oddities: Amanda's strangely indifferent mother and her dangerous, drug-addled friends; her loving aunt and uncle; and two cops who have found so many abused or dead children they may already be over the edge. As the Indian summer fades, Amanda McCready stays gone - banished so completely that she seems never to have existed. And when a second child disappears, Kenzie and Gennaro face a local media more interested in sensationalizing the abductions than helping to solve them, a police force seething with lethal secrets, and a faceless power determined to obstruct their efforts. Caught in a deadly tangle of lies and betrayal, they must confront the horror of what the world can inflict on its children in order to unravel a riddle that's anything but child's play.

The master of the new noir, Dennis Lehane delivers a shattering tale of evil, depravity, and justice that captures the dark realism of Boston’s gritty blue- collar streets.