Description: Dennis Lahane, the poet laureate of Boston's working class, is back with private investigators Patrick Kenzie and Angela Gennaro. Initially they resist a missing child cases, but 80 hours have passed since her disappearance and not a single clue has turned up. At the behest of the child's aunt, Kenzie and Gennaro join in the hunt--in a search that will tear into their souls and those of all involved. Author profile at avonbooks.com.
Brief description:
Dennis Lehane is the author of thirteen novels--including the New York Times bestsellers Live by Night; Moonlight Mile; Gone, Baby, Gone; Mystic River; Shutter Island; and The Given Day--as well as Coronado, a collection of short stories and a play. He grew up in Boston, MA and now lives in California with his family.
Review Quotes:
"Gone, Baby Gone is a tough, true powerful story written by a stunningly good novelist, one of our very best." -- James Patterson
"Powerful and raw, harrowing and unsentimental." -- Washington Post Book World
"Compelling...Mr. Lehane delivers big time." -- Wall Street Journal
"A chilling, masterfully plotted tale." -- People
"Chilling, completely credible....[An] absolutely gripping story." -- Chicago Tribune
"Lehane tackles corruption in many forms as he brings his complicated plot to its satisfying resolution, at the same time leaving readers to ponder moral questions about social and individual responsibility long after the last page is turned." -- Publishers Weekly