In a classic novel featuring iconic P.I.s Kenzie and Gennaro, Dennis Lehane, the bestselling author of , unfurls a stunning tale of terror and redemption in working-class Boston Patrick Kenzie and Angela Gennaro's latest client is a prominent Boston psychiatrist running scared from a vengeful Irish mob. The private investigators know something about cold-blooded retribution. Born and bred on the mean streets of blue-collar Dorchester, they've seen the darkness that can overtake the less fortunate. But an evil for which even they are unprepared is about to strike as secrets long dormant erupt, setting off a chain of violent murders that will stain everything—including the truth.