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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 [[
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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