Dennis Lehane

Dennis Lehane (born 1966) is the author of several novels, including the New York Times-bestseller Mystic River, which was later made into an Academy Award winning film directed by Clint Eastwood, also called Mystic River. The novel was a finalist for the PEN/Winship Award and won the Anthony Award and the Barry Award for Best Novel.

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1966 - Author - New York Times - Mystic River - Academy Award - Clint Eastwood - Mystic River - Anthony Award - Barry Award

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Lehane is a graduate of Boston College High School, of Eckerd College,and of the nationally recognized graduate program in creative writing at Florida International University. He currently lives in Boston, Massachusetts.

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Boston College High School - Creative writing - Florida International University - Boston - Massachusetts

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Other novels by this author include:

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Featuring the recurring characters of Patrick Kenzie and Angela Gennaro

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• A Drink Before the War (winner of the Shamus award for best first novel)
• Darkness, take My Hand
• Sacred
• Gone, Baby, Gone
• Prayers for Rain (1999)

Stand alone

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• Shutter Island (2003)
• Mystic River (2001)

A movie adaptation of Gone, Baby, Gone has been announced with possible release in 2006.http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0452623

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