New York Times Bestseller
This taut,
reflective* sequel to Gone, Baby, Gone is
an explosive tale of integrity and vengeance from the acclaimed master of the
new noir, New York Times bestselling author Dennis Lehane.
*Dallas
Morning News
Amanda McCready was four years old when she vanished from a
Boston suburb in 1997. Desperate pleas for help from the childs aunt led
savvy, tough-nosed investigators Kenzie and Gennaro to take on the case. The
pair risked everything to find the young girlonly to orchestrate her return to
a neglectful mother and a broken home.
Now Amanda is sixteenand gone again. A stellar student,
brilliant but aloof, she seemed destined to escape her upbringing. Yet Amandas
aunt is once more knocking at Patrick Kenzies door, fearing the worst for the
little girl who has blossomed into a striking, clever young woman who hasnt
been seen in two weeks.
Haunted by the past, Kenzie and Gennaro revisit the case
that troubled them the most, following a twelve-year trail of secrets and lies
down the darkest alleys of Bostons gritty, blue-collar streets. Assuring
themselves that this time will be different, they vow to make good on their
promise to find Amanda and see that she is safe. But in their desperate fight
to rewrite the past, Kenzie and Gennaro will face an evil that goes beyond
broken families, hearts, and dreamsa darkness at the heart of an impossible
decision the two investigators made long ago.
