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Prayers for Rain (Paperback)

by Dennis Lehane (Author)
4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (12 customer reviews)

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  • Paperback: 445 pages
  • Publisher: Bantam Books; New edition edition (1 Jul 2000)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0553812211
  • ISBN-13: 978-0553812213
  • Product Dimensions: 17.2 x 10.8 x 3.2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 110,359 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Prayers for Rain is Dennis Lehane's fifth instalment in his intricately plotted, beautifully written and much under-acknowledged Boston mystery series. Lehane's books reflect our morally complex times, when the borders between right and wrong are somewhat blurry.

Private investigator Patrick Kenzie is in the middle of a personal crisis--he's lost his passion for the profession and is tired of people with their "predictable vices, their predictable needs and wants and dormant desires." Angie Gennaro, his occasional sweetheart, lifelong friend and fellow investigator has quit the business. She's still deeply resentful about Patrick's handling of the Amanda McCready case, the focus of Gone, Baby, Gone. Without Angie, private investigating has lost its fizz.

The suicide of a former client, Karen Nichols, gives Kenzie his investigative itch back. Six months earlier, Kenzie tracked down a stalker who had been harassing Nichols and put an end to his heinous hobby. But Nichols needed more help than this PI could ever have imagined. "She'd been drowning and I'd been busy." The successful, middle-class young woman had been sinking into a sea of drugs, alcohol and prostitution, hitting the bottom when she jumped from the Boston Custom House. Her death consumes Kenzie--he is convinced that someone pulled her into the vortex, although her nearest and dearest simply call her weak.

Kenzie teams up with his explosive, loving, gun-toting friend Bubba Rogowski, and, after a boozy reunion, Angie Gennaro joins them. This fearless threesome must surely be the most original team in contemporary crime fiction. Good at the core--but seriously screwed up by various demons from their pasts--tact and decorum is hardly their style. They work their way across Boston, doing whatever it takes to question Nichols's family and acquaintances. By unveiling the real Nichols, tragic family secrets, betrayals and conspiracies are also unmasked.

If you haven't experienced Dennis Lehane's world before, be prepared for an invigorating new reading experience. --Naomi Gesinger --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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In a dangerous battle of wits Kenzie and Gennaro track down a killer whose insidious murder weapon isn't a gun or a knife but instead the merciless psychological manipulation of his victims until despair finally drives his targets to kill themselves.

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Prayers for more please !, 6 Aug 2001
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I read a lot of books and review them all on Amazon. Usually I am reluctant to award 5 stars to any book but this book deserves all the stars it can get. Wonderful story , well written , well observed , likeable and believable characters. What else could you ask for I can't wait to sample more from this author
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5.0 out of 5 stars Good story which is full of pace, 17 Aug 2001
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This was a bit hard to put down, quite frankly, and I finished it in two sessions.

Parts of the plot are pretty improbable, but the story moves very well with characters who are easy to warm to. Good doses of wit too, here and there.

In short, Lehane has done little wrong, in my view, with this very good thriller.

There's enough room for a sequel here, so it will be interesting to see if he does follow through.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars "Lehane is a genius", 5 Jun 2001
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This review is from: Prayers for Rain (Paperback)
I was looking for a book to take away on holiday with me and for some strange reason I chose a book by an author I'd never heard of, and I'm glad I did. I found this book turned the pages itself. I finished it on the first night much to my disappointment as I still had 2weeks left. I have since read all of the Kenzie/Gennero series and I hope Lehane decides to write more. I found the way in which the Lehane takes on the role as Kenzie to be amazing. In some books you see every one perspective which can spoil the plot some what but Lehanes way of writing and attention to detail makes you believe that you are Kenzie. The only thing that spoiled the series for me was the fact that I didn't read them in order, which on a couple of occasions spoiled the plot but never, spoilt a very enjoyable read.
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4.0 out of 5 stars "We need stuff. Illegal stuff."
(4.5 stars) Never one to be deterred by legal "technicalities" when he solves his cases, Patrick Kenzie, a Boston private detective, is up to his eyeballs in his own problems when... Read more
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4.0 out of 5 stars A-team meets Neil Simon.
This book is like putting the A-team, Phillip Marlowe, Tarantino and Neil Simon in a blender and seeing what comes out. Read more
Published on 1 Mar 2001 by jan.berkoz@bt.com

5.0 out of 5 stars Another enthralling tale by Dennis Lehane- Don't Miss It!!
Having read and thoroughly enjoyed Darkness, Take My Hand, I had my Christmas wish list fulfilled when I received Prayers for Rain in my stocking! Read more
Published on 9 Feb 2001 by funkychocolate@tinyworld.co.uk

5.0 out of 5 stars Dennis Lehane is getting better
If you have read Lehane's previous books you will love Prayers for Rain. The dialogue is sharp and funny at sometimes. Read more
Published on 25 Sep 2000 by jeannot18@hotmail.com

5.0 out of 5 stars Read this book !
This is the latest in Dennis Lehane's Boston detective series and in my opinion it's the best so far. Read more
Published on 7 Sep 2000

5.0 out of 5 stars Buy,buy,buy!
Another fantastic novel from Lehane. These are great, fast paced crime novels with strong charcaters, especially the psychotic Bubba. Read more
Published on 21 Jun 2000

5.0 out of 5 stars Another winner...
I wish I'd read Gone, Baby Gone before this one. There's a few references back and if you want the full effect of the previous novel, be sure to read them in order. But... Read more
Published on 6 Jun 2000

5.0 out of 5 stars Dennis Lehane just gets better and better.
I've just finished this book and I was gripped right up until the twist at the end. The narrative is pacey and, as usual, Lehane manages to combine an easy humour with serious... Read more
Published on 31 Dec 1999 by charlotte.mccarthy@bbc.co.uk

4.0 out of 5 stars another brilliant lehane novel
dennis lehane has done it again. a compelling narrative with the usual dark tormented soul stuff but what really makes his novels is the characters. Read more
Published on 19 Nov 1999

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