More twists, turns, and thrills than the best roller coaster
Dennis Lehane always writes a good mystery. Sacred is one of his best. Patrick Kenzie and Angela Gennaro are pushed to the limit in this exciting page turner. From Boston to Florida they prowl for the truth. Each time they think they have found it, it turns into another dead end. Hired by a very rich man to find his missing daughter, Patrick and Angela are thwarted at every turn to make sense out of this house of mirrors where truth is simply a wisp of smoke in the wind. Finally after much consternation, dead ends, confusion, quick physical violence, lies, and just plan frustration, the dynamic duo finally makes enough headway to finally figure out what the heck is going on. Still the ending is a twist, shaken and not stirred.
Some typical Lehane story violence but germane to the storyline. No gratuitous language or sex.
Heartily recommended. Good solid vacation beach read. Another Dennis Lehane winner.

The first Dennis LeHane book I ever read was "Shutter Island" which I absolutely LOVED. What an jolt that story was. I followed it up by reading "Mystic River" which was also very good. I was expecting that same type of story/writing with this one and it just wasn't the same.

I picked this up off a clearance rack for $1 not realizing it was the third in a series. Mr. LeHane does a good job of bringing you up to speed on the characters and I was able to enjoy the book even with skipping the first two. I enjoyed the settings of Boston and the Sarasota/Bradenton area so that added to the book in my opinion.

This book, while good, did not have the writing quality or the story "punch" that the other two books I read had. It was more along the lines of a James Patterson, quick read that was enjoyable but not outstanding. I still find myself several years later thinking about "Shutter Island" and I am sure this book will be forgotten within days. A really good beach read, but not much else.