Sacred by Dennis Lehane

435 pages first pub 1997 (editions) user-added

fiction crime mystery thriller dark mysterious fast-paced
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Dennis Lehane won a Shamus Award for A Drink Before the War, his first book about working-class Boston detectives Patrick Kenzie and Angie Gennaro. His second in the series, Darkness, Take My Hand, got the kind of high octane reviews that careers ...

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Community Reviews

3.87
based on 1,540 reviews

Moods

mysterious: 90%

dark: 80%

tense: 77%

adventurous: 35%

emotional: 22%

reflective: 7%

challenging: 5%

funny: 5%

sad: 5%

informative: 2%


Pace

68% of readers chose fast
31% of readers chose medium
fast
medium

Plot or character driven?

60% of readers chose Plot
39% of readers chose A mix
Plot
A mix

Strong character development?

24% of readers chose Yes
20% of readers chose Complicated
56% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

29% of readers chose Yes
55% of readers chose Complicated
14% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

20% of readers chose Yes
4% of readers chose Complicated
76% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Flaws of characters a main focus?

52% of readers chose Yes
28% of readers chose Complicated
20% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

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