' I recall enjoying this series, although it's been a long time. I really like most of what he writes and this is classic Dennis Lehane. ' As usual Lehane kept up the pace and the characters. This one had twists i just did not see coming. ' i really enjoy the two main characters. Overall Performance: Narration Rating: Story Rating:.If you haven’t discovered this gifted newcomer yet, you’d better hurry before his ship of fools and knaves casts off without you.”

“Lehane’s barn-burning third novel packs enough beatings, betrayals, unmaskings, resurrections, smart talk, and untrustworthy people for the most jaded palate. “Devilishly twisted, a kind of Elmore Leonard–meets–The Sting in which everyone is trying to con everyone else…Sacred is a first-class novel that will delight anyone who loves an intricate mystery.” “Sharp verbal patter, a noirish kind of good/bad girl and a dying and quite possibly sinister old man all enliven this third stellar effort…The punishing pace and internal plot logic perform in perfect tandem…Lehane proves he belongs in the big leagues with another gritty and surpassingly entertaining mystery.” “With its tight dialogue, explosive action scenes and heart wrenching emotional crises, Sacred is difficult to put down.” “As smart and fast a contemporary crime novel as you could wish for.” “Lively and entertaining…Driven by a fast-paced, twisting plot.”

Michael Connelly, #1 New York Times bestselling author With the wonderfully written Sacred, he shows that he gets better each time out.” And the more Patrick and Angie discover, the more they realize that on this case, any wrong step will certainly be their last.“ turns the hard-boiled detective novel into an elegiac treatise on the corruption of the soul. Nothing is remotely what it seems as the detectives travel from the wind-blown streets of Boston to the rum-punch sunsets of Florida’s Gulf Coast and back again, searching for a woman and a man who could be saints or sinners, victims or victimizers, alive or dead. As Patrick and Angie begin their search, they are led down a trail of half-truths and corruption into a world in which a therapeutic organization may be fronting for a dangerous cult a hi-tech private investigation firm may be covering up lethal crimes and a stolen cache of millions in illegal funds may be tied to both disappearances and a tanker full of heroin. So has the first investigator Trevor Stone hired to find her: Jay Becker, Patrick’s mentor.

Grief-stricken over the death of her mother and the impending death of her father, Desiree Stone has been missing for three weeks. Dying billionaire Trevor Stone hires private detectives Patrick Kenzie and Angela Gennaro to find his missing daughter.

Sacred by Dennis Lehane