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The master of the new noir, Dennis Lehane brilliantly interweaves beauty and violence, integrity and evil in this thrilling, powerfully resonant novel.

A beautiful, grief-stricken woman has vanished without a trace. So has the detective hired to find her. And a lot of money. Enter saavy, tough-nosed private investigators Patrick Kenzie and Angela Gennaro. Rooted in the no-nonsense streets of Boston's blue-collar Dorchester, they've seen it all -- and survived. But this case leads them into unexpected territory where nothing is sacred -- a land of lies and corruption where trusting anyone could get them killed ... where taking any step could be their last.

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More twists, turns, and thrills than the best roller coaster

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More twists, turns, and thrills than the best roller coaster Dennis Lehane always writes a good mystery. Sacred is one of his best. Patrick Kenzie and Angela Gennaro are pushed to the limit in this exciting page turner. From Boston to Florida they prowl for the truth. Each time they think they have found it, it turns into another dead end. Hired by a very rich man to find his missing daughter, Patrick and Angela are thwarted at every turn to make sense out of this house of mirrors where truth is simply a wisp of smoke in the wind. Finally after much consternation, dead ends, confusion, quick physical violence, lies, and just plan frustration, the dynamic duo finally makes enough headway to finally figure out what the heck is going on. Still the ending is a twist, shaken and not stirred. Some typical Lehane story violence but germane to the storyline. No gratuitous language or sex. Heartily recommended. Good solid vacation beach read. Another Dennis Lehane winner.

Good, not great

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The first Dennis LeHane book I ever read was "Shutter Island" which I absolutely LOVED. What an jolt that story was. I followed it up by reading "Mystic River" which was also very good. I was expecting that same type of story/writing with this one and it just wasn't the same. I picked this up off a clearance rack for $1 not realizing it was the third in a series. Mr. LeHane does a good job of bringing you up to speed on the characters and I was able to enjoy the book even with skipping the first two. I enjoyed the settings of Boston and the Sarasota/Bradenton area so that added to the book in my opinion. This book, while good, did not have the writing quality or the story "punch" that the other two books I read had. It was more along the lines of a James Patterson, quick read that was enjoyable but not outstanding. I still find myself several years later thinking about "Shutter Island" and I am sure this book will be forgotten within days. A really good beach read, but not much else.

Characters are what makes the books in this series interesting.

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There are 5 books in this series of Dennis Lehane's with the charaters of Angie, Patrick and Bubba, the banter between these characters and the sarcasm of Patrick make this book along with the other four great reading, I had read the other 4 several years ago and could not find the 5th book in regular stores, luckily Amazon.com carried it and I was able to enjoy the characters once again. The story is very interesting and has a different twist in the end, not what you expect. It is fast reading and I found it hard to put down. Lehane is a great writer and all of his books have characters that come alive off of the pages of the book, I highly recommend all of his books for avid readers. Great entertainment.

Sacred	Customer Rating:
Another book by Dennis Lahane - ended up buying all I didn't have so that I can share with a friend of mine. The author takes you right to the Boston area and I stayed there until I finished the entire book. Bookseller service again was excellent.

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good stuff you get to escape for a while patrick and angie are funny and you root for them hope lehane keeps the series rolling i love the shakespeare references