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Sacred

A Novel

Dennis Lehane

Ages 16+

Readers rate it 3.8 (53 on Hardcover)

438 pages · Released Jul 27, 2010

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Sacred parent’s guide: what’s inside

High confidence

LGBTQ+ themes

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A note for parents

Sacred is a hard-boiled detective noir for adult readers, featuring graphic violence, corruption, and morally ambiguous characters navigating dangerous Boston streets. The story contains sustained threat, murder, and corruption as core plot elements, along with frequent strong language typical of the genre. While the protagonists show some integrity, the narrative is built on cynicism and darkness rather than uplift, making this inappropriate for younger teens.

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From the publisher

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 investigato... 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 them killed . . . where taking any step could be their last.

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  • Fiction
  • Mystery
  • Suspense
  • Boston (Mass.)
  • Patrick Kenzie (Fictitious character)
  • Angela Gennaro (Fictitious character)
  • Private investigators
  • Missing persons
  • Fiction, mystery & detective, hard-boiled
  • Kenzie, patrick (fictitious character), fiction
  • Gennaro, angela (fictitious character), fiction
  • Private investigators, fiction

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ISBN 9780061998867 · Harper Collins

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