Dennis Lehane

Boston Noir - Akashic Noir Dennis Lehane

Brief Description: Featuring "Animal Rescue," the basis for the motion picture "The Drop" by Dennis LehaneBiographical Note: Dennis Lehane is the author of the New York Times bestseller Mystic River; Prayers for Rain; Gone, Baby, Gone; Sacred; Darkness, Take My Hand; A Drink Before the War, which won the Shamus Award for Best First Novel; and, most recently, The Given Day. A native of Dorchester, Massachusetts, he splits his time between the Boston area and Florida. Publisher Marketing: Each story in this collection is set in a different Boston neighbourhood; the diverse collection extends from Roxbury to Cambridge, from Southie to the Boston Harbour, and all stops in between. Review Citations:

Library Journal Prepub Alert 07/15/2009 pg. 70 (EAN 9781933354910, Paperback)

Publishers Weekly 09/14/2009 pg. 29 (EAN 9781933354910, Paperback) - *Starred Review

Booklist 11/01/2009 pg. 24 (EAN 9781933354910, Paperback)

New York Times Book Review 11/15/2009 pg. 30 (EAN 9781933354910, Paperback)

Contributor Bio:  Lehane, Dennis Dennis Lehane is the author of ten previous novels including the New York Times bestsellers Live by Night; Moonlight Mile; Gone, Baby, Gone; Mystic River; Shutter Island; and The Given Day as well as Coronado, a collection of short stories and a play. He and his wife, Angie, currently live in California with their children.