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Kenzie & Gennaro Reading Order

Kenzie & Gennaro by Dennis Lehane has 6 main books (1994–2010). Start with A Drink Before the War (1994) and read the numbered books in order.

By Dennis Lehane

Kenzie & Gennaro books in order

Your reading speed

  1. #1

    A Drink Before the War

    1994 · 336 pages

    5 h 53 min
  2. #2

    Darkness, Take My Hand

    1996 · 455 pages

    7 h 58 min
  3. #3

    Sacred

    1997 · 368 pages

    6 h 27 min
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  5. #4

    Gone, Baby, Gone

    1998 · 448 pages

    7 h 51 min
  6. #5

    Prayers for Rain

    1999 · 406 pages

    7 h 6 min
  7. #6

    Moonlight Mile

    2010 · 368 pages

    6 h 27 min

Main books together: 2,381 pages, about 41 h 42 min at 238 words per minute.

Page counts: median across editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.

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Kenzie & Gennaro: common questions

How many books are in the Kenzie & Gennaro series?
There are 6 main books in Kenzie & Gennaro. The most recent main book listed here is Moonlight Mile (2010).
What order should I read Kenzie & Gennaro in?
Read Kenzie & Gennaro in its numbered order: A Drink Before the War, Darkness, Take My Hand, Sacred, Gone, Baby, Gone, and so on.
What is the first Kenzie & Gennaro book?
The first book is A Drink Before the War by Dennis Lehane, published in 1994.
How long does it take to read the whole Kenzie & Gennaro series?
The 6 main books add up to about 2,381 pages (median edition lengths). At 238 words per minute that is about 41½ hours of reading, or about 84 days at 30 minutes a day.

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