imposterwalrus's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
jackjcaseyv's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
fitzyfitz88's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Lehane's writing is top notch and the story moves at a brisk pace. The front half had me hooked but the latter half felt a bit too contrived. There's a reveal that will work for some but felt a bit too convenient for me.
Still, you could do a lot worse and I am still excited to finish out this series
Still, you could do a lot worse and I am still excited to finish out this series
matt4hire's review against another edition
5.0
Once again, great stuff from Lehane. The growth of the Kenzie/Gennaro relationship is very organic, and the ending, while slightly predictable, has a great punch to it. It's too bad to see so many interesting characters die, though; I'd like to see Lehane grow the supporting cast beyond Devin, Oscar, Richie, Bubba, and Nelson.
sjj169's review against another edition
4.0
I'm really trying to read this series slowly when all I want to do it gobble them all up in one sitting.
Kenzie and Angie are healing from the wounds from the previous two books. These two live a hard life.
The book begins when they both are drugged and kidnapped. When they awaken they learn that an old dying rich man has kidnapped them wanting them to take his case.
He has more money than he can spend and Kenzie and Angie will take the case because. Money. And because he is grieving for his recently murdered wife and now missing daughter.
They learn that Kenzie's mentor was the former PI on the case and now he also is missing.
I'm not going to give away much from the book because it's deliciously twisty and turny. Dennis Lehane is a master of this genre. He takes secondary characters and gives them "screen time" so that you get the full picture on this storyline like no other author I've read.
You have the rich guys henchmen. Lurch and the Weeble.
Jay Becker-Kenzie's mentor.
Then the whole story line. Lehane doesn't leave loose ends. He starts something and then he finishes it. You think little clues dropped through out the book will go nowhere but he reaches around and wraps them up. I love that stuff.
I love every single thing about this series.
Book source: Library
Kenzie and Angie are healing from the wounds from the previous two books. These two live a hard life.
The book begins when they both are drugged and kidnapped. When they awaken they learn that an old dying rich man has kidnapped them wanting them to take his case.
He has more money than he can spend and Kenzie and Angie will take the case because. Money. And because he is grieving for his recently murdered wife and now missing daughter.
They learn that Kenzie's mentor was the former PI on the case and now he also is missing.
I'm not going to give away much from the book because it's deliciously twisty and turny. Dennis Lehane is a master of this genre. He takes secondary characters and gives them "screen time" so that you get the full picture on this storyline like no other author I've read.
You have the rich guys henchmen. Lurch and the Weeble.
Jay Becker-Kenzie's mentor.
Then the whole story line. Lehane doesn't leave loose ends. He starts something and then he finishes it. You think little clues dropped through out the book will go nowhere but he reaches around and wraps them up. I love that stuff.
I love every single thing about this series.
Book source: Library
paulataua's review against another edition
3.0
In ‘Sacred’, Kenzie and Gennaro are hired by a not wholly trustworthy billionaire, who is dying of cancer, to find his missing daughter, Desiree. It’s the third book of the Kenzie and Gennaro series and one in which the trail leads them out of their beloved Boston to Miami, for most of the course of the novel, before returning home for the closing chapters. ‘Sacred’ is the least satisfying of series of the four K and G novels I have read so far. It is probably the change in backdrop, Miami, that Lehane doesn’t really get the feel for, or maybe the change in the relationship between Patrick and Angie. It could even be the hard to accept twists and turns in the story line. And it may also be something to do with the disappointing ‘hole in the garden’ and ‘chair to chair’ denouement. Despite all the above comments, it is Kenzie and Gennaro, so read it.
scott_a_miller's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
reflective
tense
fast-paced
5.0
5 Stars. Oh was this a great one. Lehane has developed two amazing characters and manages to find the most evil opponents possible. K&J are so well written, glad to see some good for them. The books are special because they’re truly original. Bring on the next please.