Dennis Lehane: Prayers for Rain

Dennis Lehane: Prayers for Rain (USA 2021)

From the Publisher:
A New York Times Notable Book
Now available with a contemporary look, New York Times bestselling author Dennis Lehane's Prayers for Rain is a "hard boiled shocker" (New York Times Book Review) and stunning psychological thriller about a master sadist determined to tear Kenzie and Gennaro's world apart.

When Patrick first meets Karen Nichols, she strikes him as a naive woman from a protected upbringing, untouched by tragedy. But six months later Karen commits suicide by leaping from one of Boston's monuments. Patrick finds himself wondering what can alter someone so drastically, so quickly, that suicide seems her only option. Yet Patrick soon suspects that tragic events that befell Karen during the last months of her life -- an "accident" that destroyed her fiancé; the loss of her job, her apartment, and eventually her mind -- may not have been as random as they first appeared.

Enlisting the aid of his ex-partner and ex-flame, Angela Gennaro, as well as that of his friend, the lethally unbalanced Bubba Rogowski, Patrick enters into a treacherous game of cat-and-mouse with a man who, instead of merely killing his victims, prefers to make them wish they were dead. As Patrick, Angie, and Bubba wage psychological warfare with this brilliant, depraved sociopath, they discover they might be fighting a losing battle against an enemy who is determined to tear their worlds apart.

Dennis Lehane: Prayers for Rain. A Kenzie and Gennaro Novel. William Morrow Paperbacks, ISBN: 9780063084865 (September, 2021), 480 p., $16.99.

Dennis Lehane: Prayers for Rain (USA 2013)

From the Publisher:
New York Times bestselling author Dennis Lehane's classic novel featuring beloved P.I.s Kenzie and Gennaro captures the dark realism of Boston's gritty blue-collar streets

When Patrick first meets Karen Nichols, she strikes him as a naive woman from a protected upbringing, untouched by tragedy. But six months later Karen commits suicide by leaping from one of Boston's monuments. Patrick finds himself wondering what can alter someone so drastically, so quickly, that suicide seems her only option. yet Patrick soon suspects that the tragic events that befell Karen during the last months of her life -- an "accident" that destroyed her fiancé; the loss of her job, her apartment, and eventually her mind -- may not have been as random as they first appeared.

Dennis Lehane: Prayers for Rain. A Kenzie and Gennaro Novel. William Morrow Paperbacks, ISBN: 9780062224057 (April, 2013), 480 p., $16.99.

Dennis Lehane: Prayers for Rain (USA 2010)

From the Publisher:
The master of the new noir, Dennis Lehane delivers a shattering tale of evil, depravity, and justice that captures the dark realism of Boston's gritty blue-collar streets.

Private Investigator Patrick Kenzie wants to know why a former client, a perky woman in love with life, could, within six months, jump naked from a Boston landmark -- the final fall in a spiral of self-destruction. What he finds is a sadistic stalker who targeted the young woman and methodically drove her to her death. A monster the law can't touch. But Kenzie can. He and his former partner, Angela Gennaro, will fight a mind-twisting battle against this psychopath even as he turns his tricks on them.

Dennis Lehane: Prayers for Rain. Harper, ISBN: 9780061998881 (July, 2010), 512 p., $9.99.

Dennis Lehane: Prayers for Rain (UK 2006)

From the Publisher:
Boston private investigators Patrick Kenzie and Angela Gennaro's relationship has hit the skids - their long-standing professional commitment and growing romance have disintegrated due to seemingly irreparable personal differences. But despite these problems, Prayers for Rain brings them together again to close down a predator whose modus operandi seems to put him beyond the law. This killer's insidious murder weapon is within his victims' minds: no smoking gun, no bloody knife, just merciless manipulation until despair drives his targets to kill themselves.

As Patrick and Angie attempt to identify and save his next victim, this sinister force turns on them and thus begins a dangerous battle of wits: a tormenting, life-threatening game of psychological warfare in which simple survival seems a mixed blessing - because not even the winner will emerge unscathed.

Dennis Lehane: Prayers for Rain. A Kenzie and Gennaro Thriller. Bantam, ISBN: 0553818252 (September, 2006), 448 p., £7.99.

Dennis Lehane: Prayers for Rain (USA 2003)

From the Publisher:
The master of the new noir, Dennis Lehane delivers a shattering tale of evil, depravity, and justice that captures the dark realism of Boston's gritty blue-collar streets.

Dennis Lehane: Prayers for Rain. Avon, ISBN: 0380730367 (March, 2003), 416 p., $7.99.

Dennis Lehane: Prayers for Rain (UK 2000)

Dennis Lehane: Prayers for Rain. Bantam, ISBN: 0553812211 (July, 2000), 445 p., £5.99.

Dennis Lehane: Prayers for Rain (USA 2000)

From the Publisher:
Karen Nichols was pert, blonde, in love with her and her life when Patrick Kenzie first met her. But six months later, she jumped naked from Boston's Custom House, leaving behind a downward spiral of drug abuse, depression, and sexual misadventure. She was an utterly different woman - and Kenzie wants to know why.

What he finds is almost incomprehensible: a depraved stalker who carefully targeted Karen and slowly, methodically, exploited her every weakness, stripped away all that mattered to her, and then watched her self-destruct. Now as Kenzie and his former partner Angela Gennaro begin a psychological battle against a master sadist the law can't touch, they discover he's starting to learn their weaknesses, their loves and he's determined to tear their world apart.

Dennis Lehane delivers blue-collar Boston with a distinctive voice and shattering story-telling power that have made him one of the most highly acclaimed suspense novelists today.

Dennis Lehane: Prayers for Rain. HarperTorch, ISBN: 0380730367 (March, 2000), 401 p., $7.99.

Dennis Lehane: Prayers for Rain (UK 1999)

From the Publisher:
Private investigator Patrick Kenzie enters into psychological warfare with a brilliant sociopath who, instead of merely killing his victims, makes them wish they were dead. Kenzie comes face-to-face with the sordid secrets of an affluent family, a brutal mafioso and a cabal of twisted kidnappers.

Dennis Lehane: Prayers for Rain. Bantam, ISBN: 0593045416 (November, 1999), 337 p., £9.99.

Dennis Lehane: Prayers for Rain (USA 1999)

From the Publisher:
What if a total stranger was watching your every move? What if he read your mail, listened in on your phone calls, knew what you spoke of only to your most trusted confidants? What if he learned Your routines? Your weaknesses? And, most important, what if he discovered those things you love and cling to... and then he stripped you of them? And sat back to watch while you self-destructed?

Boston private investigator Patrick Kenzie is about to anger such a man.

When Patrick first meets Karen Nichols, she strikes him as the kind of woman who irons her socks -- an innocent from a protected upbringing, untouched by tragedy. But six months later Karen commits suicide by leaping from one of Boston's most cherished monuments. Patrick finds himself wondering what can alter someone so drastically, so quickly, that suicide seems her only option. Yet what begins as idle curiosity soon becomes obsessive as Patrick suspects that the tragic events that befell Karen during the last months of her life -- an "accident" that destroyed her fiancé; the loss of her job, her apartment, and eventually her mind -- may not have been as random as they first appeared.

Enlisting the aid of his ex-partner and ex-flame, Angela Gennaro, as well as that of his friend, the lethally unbalanced Bubba Rogowski, Patrick enters into a treacherous game of cat-and-mouse with a man who, instead of merely killing his victims, prefers to make them wish they were dead. Through the final weeks of a stifling summer, Patrick, Angie, and Bubba wage psychological warfare with this brilliant, depraved sociopath -- a war that will bring them face-to-face with the sordid secrets of an affluent family, a brutal Mafioso, a cabal of twisted kidnappers, and a perilous encounter in the misty dark of a cranberry bog.

As the stakes grow higher and more personal, they find they might be fighting a losing battleagainst an enemy the law can't touch, who is always one step ahead of them, who is gradually learning their weaknesses, their loves, and is determined to tear their worlds apart.

Dennis Lehane: Prayers for Rain. William Morrow, ISBN: 068815333X (June, 1999), 337 p., $25.00.