Mystic River

WhenJimmyMarcus'daughterisfoundmurdered,hischildhoodfriendSeanDevineisassignedtothecase.Hispersonallifeunraveling,theinvestigationtakesSeanbackintoaworldofviolenceandpainhethoughthe'dleftbehind.ItalsoputshimonacollisioncoursewithJimmyMarcus-amanwithhisowndarkpastwhoiseagertosolvethecrimewithbrutaljustice.AndthenthereisDaveBoyle,amanwhohidesmonstroussecretsbeneathablandfacade-secretshiswife,Celeste,isonlybeginningtosuspect.Astheraceforakillerheatsup,allarepulledclosertowardanabyssthatwillforcethemtofacetheirtrueselves-andwillmarkthemasirrevocablyasthepastitself."Lehaneisoneofthosebravenewdetectivestylistswhoisnotafraidoffoolingaroundwiththegenre'straditions."(WashingtonPostBookWorld)