As danny, luther, and those around them struggle to define themselves in increasingly turbulent times, they gradually find family in one another and, together, ride a rising storm of hardship, deprivation, and hope that will change all their lives. Moonlight mile by dennis lehane signed first edition book. Amanda mccready was four years old when she vanished from a boston neighborhood twelve years ago. Haunted by their consciences, kenzie and gennaro revisit the case that troubled them the most. In the world of private investigators patrick kenzie and angela gennaro, its been 12 years since fouryearold amanda mccready vanished in gone, baby, gone. Moonlight mile marks a welcome return to the seriespi characters that made dennis lehane a force to be reckoned with in crime fiction. And he treats each book in this series as an occasion for wondering what kind of world. A kenzie and gennaro novel patrick kenzie and angela. Its tough going for a good man in a messedup world, particularly in dennis lehanes boston. If you could sum up moonlight mile in three words, what would they be. The given day explores the crippling violence and irrepressible exuberance of a country at war with, and in the thrall of, itself.
It is the sixth novel in the authors kenziegennaro series. In any case, this book is a powerful demonstration of. In moonlight mile he makes the desperatesounding move of. In his new novel moonlight mile, he dives again into beantowns mean streets. Before becoming a fulltime writer, lehane worked as a counselor with mentally handicapped and abused children, waited tables, parked cars, drove limos, worked in bookstores, and loaded tractortrailers. Amanda mccready was four years old when she vanished from a bosto. The book is a sequel to lehanes 1998 novel gone, baby, gone plot summary. Lehane was appointed to the board of trustees of the boston public library by mayor thomas menino in december 2011. Dennis lehane still lives in the city of boston and has covered the majority of his books backgrounds by using boston as an inspiration. Moonlight mile book snoisle libraries bibliocommons.
In dennis lehanes new novel, amanda mccready, the child that was. In the world of private investigators patrick kenzie and angela gennaro. That book showed ferocity and sweep as it focused on boston in 1919, an excellent choice of year. Moonlight mile is the first patrick kenzie and angela gennaro suspense novel in more than a decade from the acclaimed, new york times bestselling master of the new noir, dennis lehane. Moonlight mile dennis lehane ebook harpercollins publishers. Absent for more than a decade last seen in prayers for rain, 1999, the novel acts as a sequel to his much celebrated novel gone, baby, gone. In 2010 lehane published moonlight mile, his sixth book in the patrick kenzie and angela gennaro series, and his first of that genre in 11 years. In their desperate fight to confront the past and find amanda mccready, kenzie. Covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel.
March 10, 2015 a multilayered, morally ambiguous novel of family, blood and betrayal. Dennis lehane works on different types of concepts and stories. Desperate pleas for help from the childs aunt led investigators kenzie and gennaro to take. Their search leads them into a world of identity thieves. Buy a cheap copy of moonlight mile book by dennis lehane. World gone by is a crime novel by dennis lehane that was published in 2015. Amanda mccready was four years old when she vanished from a boston neighborhood in 1997. Moonlight mile is an excellent thriller because it takes its competent hero and heroine and puts them out of their depth. Working against a backdrop of world war ii, lehane continues and perhaps concludes the ambitious series of historical novels that began with the epic sweep of the given day 2008 and continued with live by night 2012. In case you want to enjoy the time properly and spend the quality time then try to choose the best author. Since his first novel, a drink before the war, won the shamus award, he has published twelve more novels that have been translated into more than 30 languages and become international bestsellers. This book is dennis lehanes 6th patrick kenzie, angie gennaro book, but the first in about 11 year. One of the key locations in dennis lehanes ninth novel is a warehouse in massachusetts that sells movie memorabilia fitting because the.
Nov 02, 2010 a modern master of suspense revives the series that initially earned him a hardcore following. Dennis lehane, the new york times bestselling author of live by nightnow a warner bros. Lehane has emerged from the whodunit ghetto as a broader and more substantial talent. They talked about world of warcraft and fallout 4 on ps2 and lil. Moonlight mile is a crime novel by american writer dennis lehane, published on november 2, 2010. The book is a sequel to lehane s 1998 novel gone, baby, gone. The pair risked everything to find the young girlonly to orchestrate her return to a neglectful mother and a broken home.
If you are the publisher or author of this book and feel that the. Dennis lehane is now a new father, himeslf and told the audience in a recent mystery conference, that he wanted to make a statement about the economy of 2009 and about parenthood. Moonlight mile by dennis lehane is a continuation of his patrickandangela series. This pis career is coming to an end, but he doesnt know it yet. He accomplished both goals with an excellent addition to the legend of kenzie and gennaro. One of the key locations in dennis lehanes ninth novel is a warehouse in massachusetts that sells movie memorabilia fitting because the book. Moonlight mile book windsor public library bibliocommons. Before lehane attracted a lot more attention through the film adaptation of his mystic river 2001 and then made a major literary leap with the given day 2008, the author had built a loyal fan base through a series of detective novels featuring patrick kenzie and angela gennaro.
The dennis lehane is a highly popular writer all over the world. Moonlight mile is the first patrick kenzie and angela gennaro suspense novel in more. Now two of his sensational early novels have been combined in a single volumetwo gritty and mesmerizing masterworks of suspense featuring the private eye duo of patrick kenzie. For everyone who wondered how things really turned out.
Even though moonlight mile wasnt ragingly exciting, its so wellcrafted i couldnt put down this story of a bostonarea private detective who gets into new trouble because of an old case. Nov 02, 2010 now, to the delight of his longestserving fans, patrick and angie have returned in moonlight mile, a sequel to lehanes 1998 bestseller and basis for the 2007 film gone, baby, gone. In any case, this book is a powerful demonstration of all of the gifts of both of these men. Dennis lehane, the new york times bestselling author of the given day and live by night, returns with a psychologically and morally complex novel of blood, crime, passion, and vengeance, set in cuba and. Moonlight mile is an excellent thriller because it takes its competent hero and heroine and puts them out of their depths independent about the author dennis lehane was born and raised in dorchester, massachusetts. Its a world in which motives and allegiances constantly shift and mistakes are fatal. Apr 12, 2012 spoiler spoiler do not watch if you wish to readwatch gone baby gone firstheres a very cheap trailer for dennis lehane s moonlight mile. Moonlight mile patrick kenzie and angela gennaro series. In dennis lehanes moonlight mile, a girl vanishes again. The pair risked everything to find the young girl, only to orchestrate her return to a neglectful mother and a broken home. Moonlight mile by dennis lehane book 76 editions published between 2010 and 2015 in 8 languages and held by 3,630 worldcat member libraries worldwide.
Nov, 2010 dennis lehane is renowned for the gritty realism of his authentic boston crime novels, including bestsellers and hit films mystic river and gone baby gone. Moonlight mile is an excellent thriller because it takes its competent hero and heroine and puts them out of their depths independent about the author dennis. Oct 28, 2010 dennis lehanes 1998 gone, baby, gone was a taut, expositionpacked novel about the apparent kidnapping of a 4yearold girl. Acclaimed new york times bestselling author dennis lehane delivers an explosive tale of integrity and vengeanceheralding the longawaited return of private investigators patrick kenzie and angela gennaro amanda mccready was four years old when she vanished from a boston neighborhood twelve years ago. Lehane, with i believe jonathan davis narrating all of them, although maybe not.
Kenzie and genaro are 2 private investigators, though in this book, gennaros more a bit part play, having gone back to college. The book is a sequel to lehane s 1998 novel gone, baby, gone plot summary. New york timesmoonlight mile is the first patrick kenzie and angela gennaro suspense novel in more than a decade from the acclaimed, new york times bestselling. Acclaimed new york times bestselling author dennis lehane delivers an explosive tale of integrity and vengeanceheralding the longawaited return of private investigators patrick kenzie and angela gennaro. This book is dennis lehane s 6th patrick kenzie, angie gennaro book, but the first in about 11 year. Moonlight mile dennis lehane, read by jonathan davis, harper audio, unabridged, seven cds, 8 hrs. It is the sixth novel in the authors kenziegennaro series, focusing on private investigators patrick kenzie and angela gennaro. Lehane offers a bravura demonstration of how its done.
Its worldweary, very definitely bostonian, and conveys a. Dennis lehane was born and raised in dorchester, massachusetts. Its world weary, very definitely bostonian, and conveys a. Now, to the delight of his longestserving fans, patrick and angie have returned in moonlight mile, a sequel to lehanes 1998 bestseller and. Moonlight mile by dennis lehane signed first edition book see all titles by dennis lehane. One of the key locations in dennis lehane s ninth novel is a warehouse in massachusetts that sells movie memorabilia fitting because the book. The sixth book in the kenzie and gennaro series, moonlight mile is as much a meditation on what it is to love another person as it is a slyly woven action tale, in which the heroes are getting older while the challenges they face seem only to become more morally fraught and powerful as time passes. The level of entertainment and all other things are based on the type of book or author selected by you. Dennis lehane is an american author who was born on august 4th, 1965 and raised in the dorchester neighborhood of boston, massachusetts. With novels like mystic river and shutter island, dennis lehane has dramatically altered the landscape of the crime thrillerwhile boldly overstepping the boundaries that have long separated mystery from literature. Top 10 books by dennis lehane best book recommendations. Dennis lehane is the bestselling author of mystic river, gone baby gone. Im climbing on to the dennis lehane bandwagon really late, but i am fully on board.
Moonlight mile by dennis lehane is a continuation of his. A kenzie and gennaro novel by dennis lehane and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Moonlight mile lehane has emerged from the whodunit ghetto as a broader and more substantial talentwhen it comes to keeping readers exactly where he wants them, mr. Moonlight mile is as much a meditation on what it is to love another person as it is a slyly woven action tale, in which the heroes are getting older while the challenges they face seem only to become. Desperate pleas for help from the childs aunt led investigators kenzie and gennaro to take on the case. Lehane had said hes all out of ideas for this series, and this book even sounds like his last.
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