Gone, Baby, Gone
by Dennis Lehane
Taste attributes: detectivecrimemysteryfresh & originalunsavouryheavyrealisticintricatelineargrittyenclosedemotive & stirringsolving the riddle/not as it seemsinjustice/tragedy/vengeance
Boxlist takeExpect a dark, weighty detective novel, gritty rather than glossy. Best if you like depth over escapism.
Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: very dark · Weight: very heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: intricate · Structure: linear · Look: gritty · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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4.0 / 5
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About This Book
PI Patrick Kenzie is hired to find a four-year-old girl, abducted while the mother was out drinking. The search takes Kenzie through Boston's underworld of drug dealers, kidnapers and pedophiles.
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- Author
- Dennis Lehane
- Published
- 1998
- Pages
- 448
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- Open Library
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