DARKNESS,TAKE MY HAND is the second book in the Kenzie & Gennaro series. It was a
whole lot darker than the first. A bit more disturbing. Many cogs in a
mysterious wheel spinning at once. And I loved it.
Diandra
Warren is worried. She is a professor and psychiatrist. When a young woman,
Moira Kenzi, comes to her for help nothing adds up. Things get worse when the
doctor receives a photograph in the mail. It is of her son. She now finds
herself worried about his safety, as well as her own.
If the
Irish Mob isn’t directly behind the silent threats, it could be Kevin Hurlihy,
Jack Rouse’s right hand man. Either way, Kevin’s involvement spells trouble.
The man has no heart, and is known for his unorthodox ways of dealing with
things. Delivering pain, resorting to torture, and even killing people doesn’t
faze him in the slightest.
Kenzie
and Gennaro are hired. Diandra wants to be absolutely sure no one is after her
son. The investigation involves a lot of shadowing, keeping the doctor’s son
under constant surveillance. The best the private eyes can tell, there is
nothing for the family to worry about.
Nothing
to worry about, that is until a young girl is found dead. Crucified. Her hands
and feet were nailed into the ground. On her was Kenzie’s business card.
Although seemingly separate from Kenzie and Gennaro’s initial investigation,
sins of the past are brought to the present.
Someone
is killing people from the old neighborhood. And before each person is killed a
photograph of that person is sent to someone they love. A serial killer is on
the loose. The police and the FBI find one common factor in all of the cases.
Patrick Kenzie. He is in some way tied to nearly each and every one.
When
those Kenzie loves are threatened, are put into harm’s way, the joint
investigation is stepped-up, but it may not be enough. Finding the one
responsible is no easy feat. Bodies keep turning up. And it is clear that time
is running out. Kenzie receives a simple threat, not everyone you love can
live.
A
fantastic, fast-paced, and gritty crime novel! DARKNESS, TAKE MY HAND just
grabbed me from the depressing opening scene, until the very last page. I am
finding this is common in the Lehane books I’ve read recently. He is quickly
working his way up as one of my favorite authors!
Author of
the Severed Empire Series
and theVaccination Trilogy
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