Dennis Lehane

Dennis Lehane (born August 4, 1965) is an American author. He has written several novels; the first several were a series of mysteries featuring a couple of protagonists and other recurring characters, including A Drink Before the War. Of these, his fourth, Gone, Baby, Gone, was adapted as a 2007 film by the same name. Lehane has taken on different topics in other novels. Those adapted as films of the same name included Mystic River (2001), with a 2003 film by the same name, directed by Clint Eastwood, which won several awards. Shutter Island was adapted as a 2010 film directed by Martin Scorsese. Lehane is a graduate of Eckerd College in St. Petersburg, Florida. 2Personal life Lehane was born and raised in the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. He continues to live in the Boston area, where he sets most of his book