kandicez's review against another edition
3.0
Little did I know this was #4 (or 5?) in a series. Oh well, Lehane kept me in the loop enough that it didn't matter. I actually want to go back and start from the beginning, so that's saying something.
This was very "noir detective" and I enjoy this style of book immensely. It reminds me of McCullough's Delmonico series or Cornwell's Scarpetta, Patterson's Cross. The reader is give clues to follow and is (mostly) able to solve and figure out along with the detective in the story. I love when I make a connection before the writer says it. Personal thrill.
Kenzie and Angie are great characters, and worth reading the rest for, but Bubba was my favorite. He is exactly the kind of person I find in intriguing in life. Not to say I have ever knowingly met a baby-faced weapons expert, but seemingly, slow, but savant like people that are so much more than their surface indicates. Those are the people I mean.
I will be seeking out the rest of these and, this time, reading in order. I don;t think I've spoiled anything for myself by reading this first, I'll just chalk it up to personal foreshadowing.
This was very "noir detective" and I enjoy this style of book immensely. It reminds me of McCullough's Delmonico series or Cornwell's Scarpetta, Patterson's Cross. The reader is give clues to follow and is (mostly) able to solve and figure out along with the detective in the story. I love when I make a connection before the writer says it. Personal thrill.
Kenzie and Angie are great characters, and worth reading the rest for, but Bubba was my favorite. He is exactly the kind of person I find in intriguing in life. Not to say I have ever knowingly met a baby-faced weapons expert, but seemingly, slow, but savant like people that are so much more than their surface indicates. Those are the people I mean.
I will be seeking out the rest of these and, this time, reading in order. I don;t think I've spoiled anything for myself by reading this first, I'll just chalk it up to personal foreshadowing.
jarichan's review against another edition
4.0
Obwohl es sich bei diesem Titel bereits um den fünften Band handelt, hatte ich keine Mühe damit, mich in der Geschichte zurecht zu finden. Noch mehr Pluspunkte für Lehane, den ich auf meiner Leseliste absolut nicht mehr missen möchte.
Dieser Thriller gibt sich ganz dem Stile Lehanes hin und ist Noir vom Feinsten. Es ist düster, brutal und oftmals grob. Und genau deswegen wachsen einem die Figuren so ans Herz: sie gehören zum Typ "Harte Schale, weicher Kern" - wer also eine Schwäche für solche Charaktere hat, wird in dieser Reihe gut zum Zuge kommen.
Rasante Actionsequenzen wechseln sich ab mit Szenen, die der Entwicklung der Figuren dienen. Lehane trifft die Mischung sehr gut, sodass das Grundtempo in diesem Buch von Anfang an perfekt passt. Langeweile kommt hier sowieso keine auf.
Ich habe mir das Buch nur gekauft, weil Lehane auf dem Titelblatt stand. Aber nach mehreren Büchern dieses Autoren, von denen mich bisher noch kein einziges enttäuscht hat, weiss ich, dass, wo Lehane drauf steht, auch Lehane drinnen ist.
Dieser Thriller gibt sich ganz dem Stile Lehanes hin und ist Noir vom Feinsten. Es ist düster, brutal und oftmals grob. Und genau deswegen wachsen einem die Figuren so ans Herz: sie gehören zum Typ "Harte Schale, weicher Kern" - wer also eine Schwäche für solche Charaktere hat, wird in dieser Reihe gut zum Zuge kommen.
Rasante Actionsequenzen wechseln sich ab mit Szenen, die der Entwicklung der Figuren dienen. Lehane trifft die Mischung sehr gut, sodass das Grundtempo in diesem Buch von Anfang an perfekt passt. Langeweile kommt hier sowieso keine auf.
Ich habe mir das Buch nur gekauft, weil Lehane auf dem Titelblatt stand. Aber nach mehreren Büchern dieses Autoren, von denen mich bisher noch kein einziges enttäuscht hat, weiss ich, dass, wo Lehane drauf steht, auch Lehane drinnen ist.
matt4hire's review against another edition
5.0
Now there's a BOOK. The tension grapples with you at the third chapter or so, and doesn't let go until the end. Great stuff.
myrdyr's review against another edition
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
I enjoyed this latest addition to the series, and look forward to seeing what happens next.
paulataua's review against another edition
3.0
It is hard to say how Lehane could possibly follow “Gone Baby, Gone”, and ‘Prayers for Rain’ never really comes close to the heights of that book. It has all the familiar loved characters, Kenzie, Angie, and Bubba. It also has a sociopathic villain, who doesn’t kill his victims, but gets sadistic pleasure out of interfering so much in their affairs, making things go so wrong in their lives that they end up killing themselves. And yet, with all that potential, I found myself missing the Boston underground, the political corruption, and the dark underbelly of the city that plays such a major role in the earlier books. Definitely worth reading, but the plot loses its way late on and the end is slightly disappointing..
lisaeirene's review against another edition
4.0
This was a really good, and different from the rest of the series, book. The story had so many layers and I was guessing until the very end. Was glad that Bubba had such a big part in the story and that Angie was back.
tj58's review against another edition
challenging
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0