false 425123 27 The tough neighborhood of Dorchester is no place for the innocent or the weak. A territory defined by hard heads and even harder luck, its streets are littered with the detritus of broken families, hearts, dreams. Now, one of its youngest is missing. Private investigators Patrick Kenzie and Angela Gennaro don’t want the case. But after pleas from the child’s aunt, they open an investigation that will ultimately risk everything—their relationship, their sanity, and even their lives—to find a little girl-lost. 1234238 1998 Gone, Baby, Gone total:2363|5:653|4:1160|3:455|2:90|1:5| 2363 9455 3125 268 3 2 false false Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Fri Nov 02 10:17:22 -0700 2007 Fri Nov 02 10:32:57 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 1 false false Sun Jun 08 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Jun 07 17:32:57 -0700 2008 Sun Jun 08 22:15:46 -0700 2008
But for whatever reason, I picked this one up, and I was sucked in. ...more...]]> 4 2 false false Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Oct 24 13:46:16 -0700 2007 Wed Oct 24 14:11:21 -0700 2007
Lehane's depiction of Dorchester was so real, it felt like I was actually there. I could visualize the runned...more...]]> 2 1 false false Sun Nov 23 05:01:32 -0800 2008 Sun Nov 23 05:01:32 -0800 2008 4 0 false false Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2003 Fri Nov 28 10:38:51 -0800 2008 Fri Nov 28 10:39:09 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false true Wed Jun 03 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 04 21:41:36 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 04 22:02:28 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Jun 15 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 12 19:42:30 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 21 20:58:16 -0700 2009 I really enjoyed this book. Good, realistic writing and dial...more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Jun 19 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 20 11:22:11 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 20 22:07:23 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Jul 19 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 19 15:18:38 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 19 15:25:14 -0700 2009 The Good: An excellent piece of neo-noir. The atmosphere is authentic and the characters are real people. The plot is convoluted, in the best hard boiled tradition, but remains plausible. I'm looking forward to reading more of Lehane's mysteries.

The Bad: Lehane makes copious pop culture ...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Nov 09 09:00:40 -0800 2008 Wed May 20 17:58:07 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Oct 20 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sun Nov 02 20:30:32 -0800 2008 Mon Nov 10 09:51:10 -0800 2008 1 more...]]> 4 0 false true Wed Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2005 Sat Nov 01 23:33:58 -0700 2008 Sat Nov 01 23:36:39 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Jul 31 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Oct 09 09:51:05 -0700 2008 Thu Oct 09 10:21:18 -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...]]> 5 0 false false Tue May 27 23:22:22 -0700 2008 Tue May 27 23:29:48 -0700 2008
I started reading The Kenzie Genarro series after I saw Affleck's excellent adaptation of this novel, now I've finally reached it again, and it's every bit the masterpiece that it should be.

It's nice to see the series get back on track af...more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Sep 12 22:07:16 -0700 2008 Mon May 12 14:50:57 -0700 2008 Fri Sep 12 22:07:16 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun May 11 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue May 06 15:05:21 -0700 2008 Tue May 13 08:33:29 -0700 2008 more...]]> 2 0 false false Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Feb 24 15:49:55 -0800 2008 Mon Mar 17 06:22:04 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Apr 01 00:00:00 -0800 2003 Wed Jan 23 09:17:36 -0800 2008 Wed Jan 23 09:17:36 -0800 2008
Lehane clocks in with the fourth novel in the Kenzie and Gennaro series with his most intricate plot and satisfying novel so far. In this one, Kenzie and Gennaro are bullied into taking the case of a missing four-year-old by the girl's aunt. Th...more...]]> 2 0 false false Fri Nov 02 06:45:05 -0700 2007 Wed Nov 14 07:50:13 -0800 2007 Gone, Baby, Gone is a by-the-book mystery. There are the wise-cracking detectives, the hardened police officers, the hints that things just aren't what they seem. It's all very familiar. What sets it apart from most other thrillers, though, is that it's not afraid to pose (and lea...more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Fri Oct 12 14:20:31 -0700 2007 Fri Oct 12 18:01:08 -0700 2007
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