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AcclaimedNewYorkTimesbestsellingauthorDennisLehanedeliversanexplosivetaleofintegrityandvengeance—heraldingthelong-awaitedreturnofprivateinvestigatorsPatrickKenzieandAngelaGennaroAmandaMcCreadywasfouryearsoldwhenshevanishedfromaBostonneighborhoodtwelveyearsago.Desperatepleasforhelpfromthechild'sauntledinvestigatorsKenzieandGennarototakeonthecase.Thepairriskedeverythingtofindtheyounggirl—onlytoorchestrateherreturntoaneglectfulmotherandabrokenhome.NowAmandaissixteen—andgoneagain.Astellarstudent,brilliantbutaloof,sheseemeddestinedtoescapeherupbringing.YetAmanda'sauntisoncemoreknockingonPatrickKenzie'sdoor,fearingtheworstforthelittlegirlwhohasblossomedintoastriking,cleveryoungwoman—awomanwhohasn'tbeenseeninweeks.Hauntedbytheirconsciences,KenzieandGennarorevisitthecasethattroubledthemthemost.Theirsearchleadsthemintoaworldofidentitythieves,methamphetaminedealers,amentallyunstablecrimebossandhisequallydementedwife,apriceless,thousand-year-oldcross,andahappilyhomicidalRussiangangster.It'saworldinwhichmotivesandallegiancesconstantlyshiftandmistakesarefatal.IntheirdesperatefighttoconfrontthepastandfindAmandaMcCready,KenzieandGennarowillbeforcedtoquestionifit'spossibletodothewrongthingandstillberightortodotherightthingandstillbewrong.Astheyfaceanevilthatgoesbeyondbrokenfamiliesandbrokendreams,theydiscoverthatthesinsofyesterdaydon'talwaysstayburiedandthecrimesoftodaycouldendtheirlives.