In this absolutely gripping (Chicago Tribune) thriller, New York Times bestselling author Dennis Lehane vividly captures the complex beauty and darkness of working-class Boston.

The tough neighborhood of Dorchester is no place for the innocent or the weak. Its territory is defined by hard heads and even harder luck; its streets are littered with the detritus of broken families, hearts, and dreams.

Now one of its youngest is missing. Private investigators Patrick Kenzie and Angela Gennaro dont want the case. But after pleas from the childs aunt, they open an investigation that will ultimately risk everythingtheir relationship, their sanity, and even their livesto find a little girl lost.