#133 in Crime & mystery
Gone, Baby, Gone
- 459
- Pages
- about 8 h
- Reading time
- Barry Award for Best Novel
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Our view
“Gone, Baby, Gone” is Lehane at his most gripping: a dark, intricate fourth case for Boston detectives Patrick Kenzie and Angela Gennaro. Over more than 450 pages the case grows grimmer and more complex, and the novel never looks away from what it uncovers. Some readers count it among the best books in the series. Only for those who can take crime fiction that is genuinely disturbing.
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About the book
Gone, Baby, Gone is a 1998 detective novel by American writer Dennis Lehane, his fourth in his series featuring Boston private investigators Patrick Kenzie and Angela Gennaro. In 2007 a film adaptation of the same name was released, directed by Ben Affleck.
Reading order · Kenzie & Gennaro
Full order & progress →- A Drink Before the WarStart here
7.67.6 / 10 - Darkness, Take My Hand
7.87.8 / 10 - Sacred
7.77.7 / 10 - Gone, Baby, GoneThis book
7.87.8 / 10 - Prayers for RainPrayers for Rain–Not ranked yet
- Moonlight MileMoonlight Mile–Not ranked yet
Where the score comes from
The sources average 8.0 across 79 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 35% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Crime & mystery average of 7.6. That is how 7.8 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 8.0 | 5 | 6% |
| Hardcover | 8.0 | 74 | 94% |
Frequently asked
How long is Gone, Baby, Gone?
It has 459 pages — longer than 71% of the ranked books in Crime & mystery.
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