Sacred: A Novel

“Lehane’s voice is an original. He turns the hard-boiled detective novel into an elegiac treatise on the corruption of the soul.”—Michael Connelly

Now available with a contemporary look for a new generation, New York Times bestselling author Dennis Lehane’s classic tale featuring iconic private eyes Kenzie & Gennaro that brilliantly interweaves beauty and violence, integrity and evil.

A beautiful, grief-stricken woman has vanished without a trace. So has the detective hired to find her. So has a pile of money. . . 

Enter tough-nosed Boston private investigators Patrick Kenzie and Angela Gennaro. Rooted in the streets of blue-collar Dorchester, they've seen it all—and survived. But this gripping missing person case leads them into unexpected territory: a place of lies and corruption, where trusting anyone could get them killed, and where nothing is sacred.

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 themkilled . . . where taking any step could be their last.

“Menace charges the atmosphere of this crackling thriller.” - People