Sacred

"Sacred" is Dennis Lehane's third Patrick Kenzie-Angela Gennaro mystery. At the end of the second book, "Darkness, Take My Hand," Kenzie and Gennaro - both wounded physically and emotionally - decide to take time off from detective work to heal. As "Sacred" begins, Angela is sleeping on the couch in Patrick's apartment/combination office and they're not responding to phone calls or any other form of communication nor will they answer their door. When Trevor Stone, a very wealthy man, needs their help to find his missing daughter, he gets their attention by kidnapping them then convincing them to take on the case. He's done his homework and knows minute details about their lives plus he's very persuasive - oh, and did I mention very rich?

Stone is in a wheelchair after an attempted carjacking ended with his wife's murder. He's recently discovered he's dying of cancer and wants to reconcile with his only daughter, Desiree, who in a grief-stricken state appears to have joined a cult. Jay, the private detective who trained Patrick, works for a prestigious detective agency and was on the tail of Desiree when he disappeared in Florida. His firm has taken him off the case and refuse to discuss anything about it so Patrick and Angela take up where Jay left off heading to Florida to pick up his trail accompanied by two of Stone's men.

Desiree is a beautiful head-turning, heart-stopping young woman and disappearing herself would be quite a trick. Patrick and Angela find Jay and Desiree along with murder and betrayal. This book will keep you guessing as the plot twists and turns leading to a surprising conclusion.

Enjoy the trip!

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