Back in 1998, a friend of mine suggested I read a new novel, Sacred, by a then unknown (to me anyway) writer, Dennis Lehane. By the first sentence ("A piece of advice: if you ever follow someone in my neighborhood, don't wear pink."), I was immediately hooked. I then went back and read all his previous novels and every one since and have never been disappointed by Lehane's writings. Moonlight Mile is another hit by Dennis Lehane. It has been 11 years since we last heard from the PI team of Patrick Kenzie and Angela Gennaro. They are now married with a 4 year old child. Angela is going to school and Patrick is soloing in the PI business. Twelve years ago (in the novel, Gone Baby Gone), Patrick was hired to find a kidnapped 4 year old, Amanda McCready. Now at the age of 16, Amanda has gone missing again and Amanda's aunt, once again, asks Patrick for his help finding the missing girl. As with all of Lehane's novels, it's a thrilling roller coaster ride which includes a wacky Russian hit man, a mentally unstable crime boss and his equally demented wife, identity thieves and meth dealers and addicts. Kenzie is attempting to right a wrong and keep his family safe from harm. Filled with all the witty dialogue that Lehane is known for, this novel does not disappoint. If you have never read a Kenzie-Gennaro novel, you should start with the first one, A Drink Before the War, and read them all through. They are incredibly fast and entertaining reads.
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