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  1. DENNIS LEHANE
  2. DARKNESS, TAKE MY HAND
  3. Dedication
  4. Epigraph
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  47. Acknowledgments
  48. About the Author
  49. Copyright
  50. About the Publisher

Eddie Brewer’s condition hadn’t changed. He was still in a coma.

The city, the announcer said, waited. The city, the announcer assured us, was holding its breath.

Acknowledgments

For answering what I’m sure were a lot of stupid questions about the medical and correctional professions, I thank Doctor Jolie Yuknek, Department of Pediatrics, Boston City Hospital, and Sergeant Thomas Lehane, Massachusetts Department of Corrections.

For reading, responding to, and/or editing the manuscript (as well as answering even more stupid questions), thanks to Ann Rittenberg, Claire Wachtel, Chris, Gerry, Susan, and Sheila.

About the Author

DENNIS LEHANE is the author of A Drink Before the War, which won the Shamus Award for Best First Novel; Darkness, Take My Hand; Sacred; Gone, Baby, Gone; Prayers for Rain; and the New York Times bestsellers Mystic River and Shutter Island. A native of Dorchester, Massachusetts, he lives in the Boston area.

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Praise
Acclaim for New York Times Bestselling Author Dennis Lehane and Darkness, Take My Hand

“Lehane is one of those brave new detective stylists who is not afraid of fooling around with the genre’s traditions.”

Washington Post Book World

“It’s got the mark of a master, the kind of direct, clear but nuanced prose that carries the reader long into a believable (and extremely violent) world.”

Milwaukee Sentinel

“Outstanding…unpredictable…Lehane’s voice, original, haunting and straight from the heart, places him among the top ranks of stylists who enrich the modern mystery novel.”

Publishers Weekly, starred review

“Stunning and shocking, relentless and terrifying…Darkness, Take My Hand is everything a contemporary crime novel ought to be and more. It’s creepy, chaotic, uncomfortable, and riveting. It’s funny too, but you’re almost afraid to laugh. You may want to put this book down to catch a breath, but you won’t be able to.”

John Dufresne, author of Louisiana Power & Light

“An explosive story…heartstopping…terrifying…Lehane’s perfectly crafted plot leers, teases, taunts, and lulls, scattering bits of humor and heartbreak among the soul-chilling episodes of death and destruction. A tour de force from a truly gifted writer.”

Booklist, starred review

“For Lehane, local color is not mere decoration but the very wellspring of character and thus of action. His thriller grabs us with its blunt talk and breathtaking pace, but what leaves a lasting impression is the brooding authenticity of its atmosphere.”

Boston Globe

“A crackling thriller, which could have been scripted by Raymond Chandler had his beat been Boston’s Back Bay instead of Brentwood, California…A sense of place as palpable as the pungent tang of garlic in the North End air, haunting characters, and a gracefully elegiac style that lingers long after you’ve closed the covers.”

People

“A truly excellent book…it gets my vote as crime novel of the year…. Lehane is an enormously gifted writer, perhaps one of the best two or three hard-boiled authors to come along in the last decade…His prose is that good, his characters are that well drawn, and his story is that well told.”