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Darkness, take my hand by Dennis Lehane
Book Number:RC 50409
2 sound cassettes
Kenzie and Gennaro series
published; 1996
Below is a very good synopsis of the book, better than the NLS one and a
brief note on the author. I loved this one and give it a 5 out of 5.
Carla/TexasRed
He came during the warmest, most erratic autumn on record, when the weather
seemed to have flipped completely off its usual course, when everything
seemed upside down, as if you'd look at a hole in the ground and see stars
and constellations floating at the bottom, turn your head to the sky and see
dirt and trees hanging suspended. As if he had his fingers on the globe, and
he slapped it, and the world--or at least my portion of it--spun.
The master of the new noir, Dennis Lehane magnificently evokes the dignity
and savagery of working-class Boston in this terrifying tale of darkness and
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 something 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 long-dormant erupt, setting off
a chain of violent murders that will stain everything — including the truth.
About the Author
Dennis Lehane was born and raised in Dorchester, Massachusetts. He has
written seven novels, A Drink Before the War; Darkness, Take My Hand;
Sacred; Gone Baby Gone; Prayers for Rain; Mystic River; and Shutter Island.
Mystic River was a finalist for the PEN/Winship Award and won both the
Anthony Award and the Barry Award for Best Novel as well as the
Massachusetts Book Award in Fiction given by the Massachusetts Center for
the Book. Before becoming a full-time writer, Mr. Lehane worked as a
counselor with mentally handicapped and abused children, waited tables,
parked cars, drove limos, worked in bookstores, and loaded tractor-trailers.
His one regret is that no one ever gave him a chance to tend bar. He lives
in the Boston area.