false 21685 12 <div>Kenzie and Gennaro are private investigators in the blue-collar neighborhoods and ghettos of South Boston-they know it as only natives can. Working out of an old church belfry, Kenzie and Gennaro take on a seemingly simple assignment for a prominent politician: to uncover the whereabouts of Jenna Angeline, a black cleaning woman who has allegedly stolen <br>confidential state documents. <br> Finding Jenna, however, is easy compared to staying alive once they've got her. The investigation escalates, implicating members of Jenna's family and rival gang leaders while <br>uncovering extortion, assassination, and child prostitution extending from bombed-out ghetto streets to the highest levels of government. <br> A Drink Before the War, the first in Lehane's acclaimed series with Boston detectives Patrick Kenzie and Angie Gennaro, is a remarkable debut that is at once a pulsating crime thriller and a mirror of our world, one in which the worst human horrors are found closest to home, and the most vicious obscenities are committed in the name of love.<br><br></div> 22786 15 9 2003 A Drink Before the War total:1752|5:420|4:784|3:450|2:86|1:12| 1752 6770 2206 187 4 1 false false Wed Jun 25 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Jun 25 09:34:55 -0700 2008 Thu Oct 09 08:33:25 -0700 2008 The part in bold applies to the entire Patrick Kensie / Angie Gennero series.

After watching the moving 'Gone Baby Gone' I wanted to read this series of books. I wasn't disappointed. The stories may not be classics, but they grab you and you want to read to the end. Most importantly fo...more...]]> 4 1 false false Wed May 07 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Apr 30 11:01:30 -0700 2008 Thu May 08 06:34:32 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 1 false false Mon Feb 18 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Feb 19 15:36:29 -0800 2008 Tue Feb 19 15:55:45 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu May 07 21:44:21 -0700 2009 Thu May 07 22:06:23 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Jun 23 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 09 06:58:51 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 23 12:19:13 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Thu Jun 04 00:55:16 -0700 2009 Sat May 16 20:48:13 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 04 00:55:16 -0700 2009 once more...]]> 2 0 false false Sun Apr 19 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 19 19:33:29 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 19 19:37:24 -0700 2009
That said, this book reminded me of nothing so...more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Feb 23 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 17 07:21:28 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 23 08:16:27 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Jan 18 12:39:34 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 18 12:40:09 -0800 2009 more...]]> 1 0 false false Tue Feb 17 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 17 07:40:35 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 25 07:56:56 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun May 24 19:23:17 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 26 18:08:19 -0700 2009 Shutter Island and Mystic River. I read about his detective series so I started this book. It's ok so far; only 4 chapters into it.

I am finding, however, that his language is over-done. His descriptions and analogies are too much of a stretch. I have been keeping track ...more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Mar 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Mar 21 11:14:32 -0700 2009 Thu May 21 10:51:40 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Wed Nov 12 09:19:28 -0800 2008 Wed Nov 12 09:44:45 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Nov 09 09:00:42 -0800 2008 Wed May 20 14:20:53 -0700 2009
I love Lehane's writing! I loved the unexpected humor from Patrick, the undying loyalty and slight insanity from Bubba, and the strength and balls from Angela.

The PI aspect of Patrick and Angela aw...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 1996 Thu Sep 25 14:35:34 -0700 2008 Thu Sep 25 14:42:42 -0700 2008 A DRINK BEFORE THE WAR - Ex
Lehane, Dennis - 1st in Patrick Kenzie and Angela Gennaro series

A cadre of powerful Massachusetts politicians offers Patrick Kenzie and Angela Gennaro big money for a small job: find the missing cleaning woman who allegedly stole confidential Statehouse d...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Aug 17 05:49:37 -0700 2008 Sun Aug 17 05:51:41 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Feb 18 17:28:40 -0800 2008 Mon Feb 18 17:34:06 -0800 2008
I wasn't disappointed. This is Lehane's first book, so it has it's flaws. Some of the writing can generously be called Didactic. Lehane feels the need to underline, put in bold, and mark with exclamation points what...more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2002 Wed Jan 23 13:01:05 -0800 2008 Wed Jan 23 13:01:05 -0800 2008
This was my third trip through the wonderful world of Dennis Lehane (I started with Mystic River and then went on to Darkness, Take My Hand). While it was enjoyable enough, and is of historic value for introducing the world to Kenzie and Ge...more...]]> 0 0 false false Sat Oct 03 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 03 20:05:10 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 04 08:33:09 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Nov 24 08:13:06 -0800 2008 Mon Nov 24 08:23:29 -0800 2008 more...]]>