::READERS REVIEWS::

Another Kenzie / Gennaro thriller - I am completely in love with Dennis Lehane's writing, so I may be a tad biased... but I LOVE this book. It's just another piece in the Kenzie / Gennaro series, and it's right on par with the rest. Action packed, well written, you won't be able to put it down. I REALLY hope Lehane writes more books about this pair. Fantastic reading. This series along with Mystic River has made Lehane my favorite author.

twists and turns - This is the 3rd in the Kenzie-Gennaro series and the best so far. If you live in Greater Boston these books are a hoot because of his constant mention to Boston and New England locations. The plot in this novel will keep you on your toes and is a hard story to put down. Am looking forward to reading his next in the series Gone Baby Gone.

My favorite of the series - Dennis Lehane can write a gritty, twisted thriller like no other.

This story starts with a father looking for his missing daughter and then hiring this relentless investigative duo to find her. From Boston to Florida and back, you are in for a crazy ride full of mind-blowing twists and shockers--evil, lies, and disturbing corruption--along the way. It will keep you turning pages and staying up all night to find out what happens next and of course, nothing is ever as it seems.

The personalities the author creates for all characters involved are impeccably detailed and believable, from the characters you love to the characters you end up hating. Further, as a resident of Eastern MA, I love the details he throws in about the city he knows so well - Boston. Can't get enough of the Kenzie/Genarro series and I hope the author eventually gives us more of this fascinating pair. This is hands down one of his best.

Really bad - I wanted to like this book. I really did. Mr. Lehane has a good reputation and I have enjoyed the two movies I have seen made from his novels. In the end, though, I just didn't like this novel.

Sacred is the third book I have read in Lehane's private eye series featuring Patrick Kenzie and Angela Gennaro. Unfortunately, it will also be the last.

The novel opens with an improbable situation and then skips along to several unbelievable characters and developments, from the convicted felon arms dealer who rigs his own Boston house with pressure sensitive explosive booby traps, to the flawlessly beautiful evil mastermind, to the cardboard cops dug out of a Crackerjack box.

The plot was silly and the characters so cliched as to be funny, even when they weren't meant to be.

It's obvious Mr. Lehane hasn't spent much time with real private investigators or cops.

I did like Lehane's Shutter Island, everything except for the ending, which I found hopelessly confusing. I've heard the script for the movie has a better wrap-up.

The bottom line: Sacred is a waste of time.

You can't go wrong with Lehane - Dennis Lehane is one of the most consistently entertaining mystery writers around. Sacred features private investigators Patrick Kenzie and his partner Angie Gennaro. An interesting plot with more than its share of twists will keep you turning the pages. It's important to keep in mind the advice from Kenzie and Gennaro: everyone is a suspect and don't trust anyone. Nothing is really what it seems. Lehane masterfully unfolds a tale of greed, lies, evil and deceipt. As usual, a winner from Lehane, a fantastic writer.