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A series of [[Hardboiled Detective]] novels that started the career of [[Dennis Lehane]], now famous as the author behind ''[[Shutter Island]]'' and ''[[Mystic River]]'', both of which were adapted into successful films. ''[[Gone Baby Gone]]'', the fourth book in the series, was also adapted into a film, with Casey Affleck and Michelle Monaghan playing the title characters.
 
The premise of the books is fairly simple: Patrick Kenzie is a wise-ass private detective working out of the tough, working-class Boston neighborhood of Dorchester. Always by his side is his faithful partner, the beautiful Angie Gennaro. Though they start out as [[The Straight Will and Grace|Platonic Life Partners]], Patrick (in his narration) makes no secret of the fact that he's been in love with Angie since they were both teenagers. With their small, struggling detective agency, Patrick and Angie take it upon themselves to help every poor, downtrodden Bostonian who comes their way. Along the way, they end up tangling with everybody from drug lords, to serial killers, to [[Corrupt Corporate Executive|Corrupt Corporate Executives]] to crazed stalkers, standing up for what's right and occasionally leaving corpses in their wake. Despite the loads of horror that they have to deal with, Patrick and Angie manage to keep their sanity through the [[Power of Friendship]], both with each other and with the other residents of their close-nit neighborhood. Naturally, they end up falling in love with each other along the way.
 
With a heavy dose of realism and occasional social commentary, the series manages to subvert many cliches of detective fiction, and it's considered a prime example of "Neo Noir". In particular, it strongly averts [[Status Quo Is God]], with many deliberate arcs over the course of six books.
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