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Small Mercies was the most recently released book by Dennis Lehane, on April 25th, 2023.
Dennis Lehane Stats: The highest rated book by Dennis Lehane on Book Notification is Prayers for Rain, the 5th novel in the Kenzie & Gennaro series. The second-highest rated book is Darkness, Take My Hand (Kenzie & Gennaro #2).
The most read book by Dennis Lehane on Book Notification is Shutter Island, a Standalone novel. The second most read book is Mystic River, a Standalone novel.
Below is a complete list of Dennis Lehane books in publication and chronological order, broken down by series. The most popular series by Dennis Lehane is the Kenzie & Gennaro Series.
Dennis Lehane was born on August 4th, 1965 and is currently 58 years old. Dennis Lehane was born in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. Lehane attended Eckerd College, Florida where he received a B.A. Creative Writing and.
Dennis Lehane is the author of the Kenzie & Gennaro series which currently consists of 6 novels. The Kenzie & Gennaro series started in 1994 with the novel A Drink Before the War. The most recently released novel in the Kenzie & Gennaro series was Moonlight Mile which was released in 2010. There are no upcoming novels for the Kenzie & Gennaro series.
Dennis Lehane has made the Kono Mystery ga Sugoi! guide book list in Japan on several occasions. In 2001, his novel Darkness, Take My Hand was ranked #8. Mystic River was included at #10 in 2002. The Given Day was listed at #3 in 2009. Live By Night got a #5 ranking in 2014. Finally, World Gone By was listed at #9 in 2017.
Dennis Lehane has won many awards including:
The following novels by Dennis Lehane were nominated for these awards:
Mystirc River was the first of Lehane's novels to be adapted into film. The 2003 movie was directed by Clint Eastwood and starred Sean Penn as James Markum, Tim Robbins as Dave Boyle, Kevin Bacon as Det. Sean Devine, Marcia Gay Harden as Celeste Samarco Boyle, Laura Linney as Annabeth Markum, and Laurence Fishburne as Det Sgt. Whitey Powers. The film was a hit at the box office and with critics. The film did very well at the Academy Awards with nominations for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Supporting Actress, and Best Adapted Screenplay. Sean Penn won for Best Actor and Timothy Robbins won for Best Supporting Actor. Shutter Island became a 2010 film directed by Martin Scorsese and starring Leonard DiCaprio. The film was well received and was considered one of the best movies of 2010. It was a box office success as it earned nearly $300 million during its theatrical run. Gone Baby Gone is another Lehane novel turned hit film. This one was directed by Ben Affleck with a screenplay by Affleck and Aaron Stockard. It was released in 2007 and was well received by critics. The film starred Casey Affleck as Patrick Kenzie, Michelle Monaghan as Angie Gennaro, Morgan Freeman as Captain Jack Doyle, Ed Harris as Detective Sergeant Remy Bressantand, and Amy Ryan as Helene McCready. Amy Ryan was nominated for the Best Supporting Actress award at the Academy Awards. Ben Affleck returned to Lehane as he adapted Live by Night in 2016. The film starred Ben Affleck as Joe Coughlin, Elle Fanning as Loretta Figgis, Zoe Saldana as Graciela Corrales, Chris Cooper as Chief Irving Figgis, Sienna Miller as Emma Gould, and Chris Messina as Dion Bartolo. The second time did not appear to be the charm as the film received mixed reviews from critics and was considered a box office bomb. The Drop is a 2009 film with a screenplay by Dennis Lehane, based on a short story he wrote entitled "Animal Rescue". The film starred Tom Hardy as Bob Saginowski, Noomi Rapace as Nadia Dunn, and James Gandolfini as Cousin Marv in his final film role.
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Dennis Lehane is among the few contemporary authors I know and one of my favorite. He impressed me with Mystic River Novel and Kenzie & Gennaro mystery series, and I really admire how he writes. In Kenzi & Gennaro, Lehane’s writing is on a high notch than most detective series I’ve read. The story paired grit and humor with a polished, emotive quality that we often see in other similar novels. ‘Since We Fell’ was a compelling story of a lady unveiling secrets about her father and the news stories she covers. Lehane does a superb job in creating fantastic characters who add flesh to the stories. Dennis Lehane’s storytelling skills are on another level, and once he begins a book in thriller mode, be ready to go on a roller coaster ride. Rachel Childs in ‘Since We Fell’ novel was my overall favorite character, and I loved how she was so real. He incorporates twists and turns that keeps me guessing and leaves me surprised at the end.
I don’t know how I went so many years without realizing that Dennis Lehane wrote the books that inspired some of my favorite movies. This is the problem with Hollywood. They can’t be bothered to promote the fact that their films came from books. Or maybe they told us, and I just forgot.
I read some reviews which suggested that my knowledge of the movies would keep me from enjoying the novels. But they were wrong. I can watch the same film twice and enjoy it even more, the second time.
Reading Shutter Island and Mystic River was no different from watching those movies a second time. And for the most part, they did not disappoint. No, I wasn’t blown away by the twist in Shutter Island because I knew it was coming. Nonetheless, I had fun.
Dennis Lehane might be the best crime novelist today. There is a reason the movies based on his books are award winning. His books tell of a dark underworld in Boston that make me fear ever visiting there. As a author goes, Dennis does not feel the need to over describe or beat a dead horse. He comes in dangerous and fast and bludgeons the reader with the cold hard facts. Most authors want to write The Great American novel, Dennis already has multiple times and will probably do so again.
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