Dennis Lehane
Dennis Lehane grew up in the Dorchester section of Boston's inner-city.
Before becoming a full-time writer, he worked as a counsellor with mentally handicapped and abused children, waited tables, parked cars, drove limos, worked in bookstores, and loaded tractor-trailers. His one regret is that no one ever gave him a chance to tend bar.
He has an MFA from Florida International University, and is the writer-in-residence at Eckerd College in St Petersburg, Florida, where he runs the Writers in Paradise Writers' Conference.
He and his wife divide their time between St. Petersburg and Boston.
For more information on Dennis Lehane and his novels, visit his website: www.dennislehanebooks.com.
News and Blog
A few months ago, I received a piece of fan mail from another author, which is always a thrill. She wrote to tell me that on finishing her own novel, she read mine, and that the reading of my novel helped her to recharge her writer batteries. I was deeply moved by this because I knew exactly what she meant. As a working, published writer, I write almost every day. Part of me needs to do this;...
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Books by Dennis Lehane
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The Given Day
by Dennis LehanePublished: 01/10/2009
The NYT bestselling crime writer brings us a masterful American literary epic.
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Shutter Island
by Dennis LehanePublished: 01/09/2009
Teddy Daniels has come to Shutter Island for the truth. Pray for him.
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Gone, Baby, Gone
by Dennis LehanePublished: 01/03/2008
Amanda McCready is missing... The critically acclaimed prequel to Lehane's new novel MOONLIGHT MILE.
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Coronado
by Dennis LehanePublished: 01/11/2007
The internationally bestselling author of MYSTIC RIVER returns with a riveting new work.
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A Drink Before The War
by Dennis LehanePublished: 01/01/2007
The first in Lehane’s electrifying crime series featuring the duo Kenzie and Gennaro.
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Darkness, Take My Hand
by Dennis LehanePublished: 01/01/2007
An electrifying thriller that is at once gut-wrenchingly violent and achingly melancholy.
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Mystic River
by Dennis LehanePublished: 01/12/2006
The film tie-in edition of the electrifying NEW YORK TIMES bestseller.
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Prayers For Rain
by Dennis LehanePublished: 01/12/2006
A heart-pounding, visceral psychological thriller!
