Darkness, Take My Hand Audiobook

" 3-1/2 stars... Dark, intense, brutal. A few I-saw-it-coming scenes, but overall chilling and suspenseful. Lehane's a great writer and I'll definitely read more of his books, but after this and Shutter Island back-to-back, I need a sanity break. "

" This one scared me the first time I read it. This one is my favorite. "

" Very satisfying read. Lehane's fast becoming my go to guy for mystery/suspense. I do seem to keep picking up books in this series out of order though. Hasn't really been an issue, which in itself is a nice change from a lot of series. "

" A dark book. I always had a sense of foreboding, but I just couldn't put it down. He makes you care so much about his characters. I may wait awhile, but I definitely plan to read the rest of the series. "

" A thrilling, well developed and believable mystery. Best read in the daytime unless you love to go to be scared half to death! "

" This novel is in my top five mysteries. Most people will know Dennis Lehane from movies like Shutter Island, Mystic River, and Gone, Baby, Gone. This was his second novel in a series. Be warned this book is pure awesomeness. "

" I liked this book better than the first one. It was definitely darker and much more suspenseful. Really well written with great character development. I loved how the childhood of the characters plays into each of these first two novels. "

" "Darkness take my hand" is now code in our household for anytime we're feeling grumpy. Or murderous. "

" Eughh....so nasty, I had to get to the end but it was an unpleasant compulsion....! "

" An excellent read... I loved it! "

" Damn I love this series. "

" Okay, this series is my new addiction! So good. "

" Wow, ther is some disturbing stuff in here. Lehane seems to really get the sickness in the world, but tey always het theirs in the end. "

" A smashing sophomore effort by Lehane. It would have been exceedingly difficult to top A Drink Before The War, but Lehane meets and surpasses his own bar of excellence with a detective story that is complex, compelling, spellbinding, and NOT for the squeamish. I highly recommend it. "

" a bit far fetched for me "

" A little complicated, a few too many characters to track, but a good read and always enjoyable hard-boiled detective prose. "He unsnapped the holster as if it might bite and put a Ruger .38 on top of the manila envelope." "

" Enjoyed this book more than the first book in this series. Great characters. I wish there was more of Alec, though. He was my favorite. The ending was a tad too "Bruce Willis thriller" than I would have liked, though. "

" Lehane is a master. Story will stay with me. "

" Hands down, the best of the Kenzie/Gennaro series. And this is coming from someone who loves every one of these books. Lehane kills it with this book. "

" Impossible to put down !!!! "

" When I started reading this book, I remembered why I like Dennis Lehane. He truly is a gifted storeyteller. Patrick and Angie are such well developed characters. The story is well plotted and hopefully it won't take me as long to read another Lehane story. "

" Shallow shocks with cliched characters. Lehane matches a smart-aleck PI's first-person narrative with cartoonish villains in a cardboard setting. It's not a good match. "

" By far the best of the 6 books in this series, just a breathtaking stellar work of fiction. I still maintain that Mystic River is Lehane's best novel though & will never stop wishing for a sequel. "

" amazing best book i have read so far can wait to read the rest of the books "

" The first book in this series was good, this one is better. The story is twisty and dark. The characters are well written, and the plot moves along. Patrick's fathers past comes back for him. He always knew his father was evil, but these events proved it. Excellent read! "

" One of the best thrillers I have read recently. "

" Immediately enters my top 5 list of all time. Can't remember reading a book which has evoked such strong emotional responses as to be almost physical. Amazing. "

" Another great book by Dennis Lehane. I just love his writing style. "

" A little complicated, a few too many characters to track, but a good read and always enjoyable hard-boiled detective prose. "He unsnapped the holster as if it might bite and put a Ruger .38 on top of the manila envelope." "

" Okay, this series is my new addiction! So good. "

" I don't like to give 5 stars...you know the old how can anything be better reasoning. But this book was awesome. I was on edge the entire time I was reading it and when I thought I had it figured out I was wrong! I can't wait to read the next book in the series - love this author! "

" Another enjoyable and well written Dennis Lehane mystery set in Boston. I'll definitely go on to the third one, though probably not right away. "

" So good! Def reminds me of the feeling I got when I first started reading James Patterson's Alex cross series. I am downloading the Kenzie gennaro series now and love seeing how lehane's writing has evolved "

" Very dark and unpleasant. Kenzie and Gennaro have some really unpleasant friends. But boy does that make for can't-put-the-book-down reading. "

" A dark book. I always had a sense of foreboding, but I just couldn't put it down. He makes you care so much about his characters. I may wait awhile, but I definitely plan to read the rest of the series. "

" Another great recommendation from my good friend Kim. Great vacation read- scary!! "