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Dennis Lehane is the author of Um Brinde Antes da Guerra (2026), Hatets hjärta (2024), Apró irgalmak (2024), Golpe de gracia (2024), Cualquier Otro Día / The Given Day (2020).

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Um Brinde Antes da Guerra

release date: Apr 22, 2026
Um Brinde Antes da Guerra
Patrick Kenzie e Angela Gennaro cresceram nas ruas operárias de Dorchester e conhecem demasiado bem as regras não escritas da cidade: quem tem poder manda; quem não tem, aprende a sobreviver. Como detetives privados, estão habituados a lidar com pequenos casos, segredos de bairro e pessoas desesperadas. Quando três influentes políticos os contratam para encontrar uma empregada de limpeza desaparecida que terá roubado documentos sensíveis, tudo parece um trabalho rápido e discreto: recuperar os ficheiros, localizar a mulher e passar a pasta a quem paga. Mas nada é simples quando o poder está em jogo. À medida que seguem o rasto da mulher desaparecida, Kenzie e Gennaro descobrem que os documentos escondem segredos capazes de abalar muito mais do que algumas carreiras políticas. O que parecia um pequeno roubo revela-se parte de uma teia sombria de conspirações, corrupção política e crime organizado. Das salas do poder aos bairros mais violentos, a cidade transforma-se num campo minado onde cada passo pode desencadear uma guerra. Gangues entram em confronto, alianças quebram-se e segredos enterrados começam a emergir. Num mundo onde o poder compra silêncio e a justiça raramente é clara, descobrir a verdade pode custar-lhes a vida.

Hatets hjärta

release date: Jun 08, 2024
Hatets hjärta
Den hyllade New York Times-bästsäljaren är tillbaka med ett mästerverk i klass med Mystic River. Sommaren 1974 eldar värmeböljan på rashatet som redan kokar i den irländskdominerade slumförorten Southie där den ensamstående mamman Mary Pat levt hela sitt liv. Samma natt som hennes tonårsdotter inte kommer hem efter en fest hittas en ung svart man död, påkörd av tunnelbanan. De två händelserna verkar inte sammankopplade, men Mary Pat, som desperat söker efter sin försvunna dotter, börjar vända på stenar som den irländska maffian hellre skulle se orörda. Beväpnad med inget mer än sin fallfärdiga Range Rover och en mors förtvivlade önskan om att till sist göra rätt skyr hon inga medel i jakten på sanningen. Hatets hjärta är en brutal skildring av kriminalitet och makt i den amerikanska rasismens hjärta. Det är en uppslukande thriller om hämnd, lojaliteter, desperation och uppror, som utspelar sig under en av Bostons mest tumultartade epoker. Fylld av gripande karaktärer lämnar den ingen oberörd. Dennis Lehane fick sitt stora genombrott med Mystic River och Shutter Island och har sedan dess skrivit ytterligare en handfull kriminalromaner som blivit såväl internationella bestsellers som storfilmer, exempelvis The Drop och Live By Night. Han har även skrivit manus till The Wire, skrivit och producerat Boardwalk Empire och Bloodline samt producerat serie-adaptationen av Stephen Kings The Outsider. Han undervisar i kreativt skrivande på Harvard och är själv uppvuxen i Boston med irländsk härkomst. Just nu arbetar han med att utveckla en ny serie för Apple TV+. "Hårdnackat fantastisk. Lehane när han är som bäst." New York Times "Ett brutalt, spännande och obevekligt klarsynt porträtt av en stad som är splittrad av rädsla och hat." The Mail on Sunday "Lehane är briljant på det här, och Hatets hjärta är ett mästerverk i genren." Sydney Morning Herald

Apró irgalmak

release date: Feb 28, 2024
Apró irgalmak
A Viharsziget és a Titokzatos folyó világszerte ünnepelt szerzője egy új mesterművel tér vissza családi szeretetről, alattomos hatalomról, forrongó gyűlöletről és mindent elemésztő bosszúról Boston történetének egyik legviharosabb epizódjával a háttérben. 1974, a nagy nyári hőhullám idején. Egy este Mary Pat tinédzser lánya, Jules nem jön haza. Ugyanazon az estén holtan találnak egy fiatal fekete fiút, akit rejtélyes körülmények közt gázolt el a metró. A két esemény egymástól függetlennek tűnik, Mary Pat azonban a gyermeke utáni kétségbeesett keresés közben olyan dolgokra bukkan, amelyeket jobb lett volna nem feltárni – kérdezősködése zavarja Marty Butlert, az ír maffia főnökét és a neki dolgozó embereket, akik nem nézik jó szemmel az üzletükre fenyegetést jelentő kutakodást. A háttérben pedig ott lüktet és forrong a város állami iskoláinak erőszakkitörésekhez vezető deszegregációs törekvése. Az Apró irgalmak szenzációs thriller, a bűnözés és hatalom brutális tablója, valamint az amerikai rasszizmus sötét szívének bátor portréja. Olyan delejező és kíméletlen könyv, amilyet csak Dennis Lehane tud írni. A könyvről mondták: „Gondolatébresztő, dühítő és abszolút letehetetlen.” Stephen King „Az Apró irgalmak Boston 1974-es, iskolai szegregációs válságának színfalai előtt játszódó, lebilincselő hatású thriller, főszerepben egy mindenre elszánt nővel, akit nem lehet semmibe venni. Gondolatébresztő, pulzáló, releváns és kompromisszummentes sztori az egyik legjobb kortárs író tollából.” Gilliam Flynn „Dennis Lehane egy szupernóva, új regénye pedig a naprendszer összes bolygóját rohadtul kilövi a pályájáról. Eddig is sikert sikerre halmozott, de sosem volt ennél igazabb, szívszakítóbb, fontosabb írása. Amerika faji rémálmának közepette az Apró irgalmak csakis azokat a kérdéseket teszi fel, amelyek a legjobban számítanak: „Mi fog változni? Mikor fog változni? Hol fog változni? Hogyan fog változni?” Ezt a könyvet képtelenség letenni, sötét fényei pedig sokáig veled maradnak majd.” Junot Díaz „Dennis Lehane úgy hámozza le karakterei rétegeit, ahogyan egy szobrász találja meg egy angyal arcát egy kőtömbben. Az Apró irgalmak egy mesteri történetmesélő csúcsteljesítménye, klasszikus Lehane. Gyönyörű, brutális, lírai és elviselhetetlenül őszinte. Kihagyhatatlan.” S. A. Cosby „Dennis Lehane rezzenéstelen arccal tár elénk egy sötét történetet, melyet az olvasó sosem fog elfelejteni.” James Lee Burke „Gyönyörű. Dennis Lehane teljesen letaglózott a számomra teljesen ismeretlen világ szívembe plántálásával. Az Apró irgalmak frenetikus és szívszorító, dühítő és felejthetetlen.” Jacqueline Woodson „Ez a feszes, megkapó thriller egyben önvizsgálat – az íróé és az olvasóé is.” Kirkus Reviews „Letaglózó és felejthetetlen… lenyűgöző regény rasszizmusról, erőszakról és szülői bosszúról.” Library Journal

Golpe de gracia

release date: Jan 11, 2024
Golpe de gracia
Vuelve Dennis Lehane con una novela a la altura de Mystic River. «Una novela tan estimulante, cautivadora y arrebatadora que es imposible dejarla.» Stephen King Boston, verano de 1974. Una noche, Jules, la hija adolescente de Mary Pat, se queda fuera hasta tarde y no vuelve a casa. Esa misma noche, un joven negro aparece muerto, arrollado por un tren en misteriosas circunstancias. Los dos sucesos parecen no tener relación, pero Mary Pat, impulsada por la desesperada búsqueda de su hija, empieza a hacer preguntas que molestan a Marty Butler, jefe de la mafia irlandesa, y a los hombres que trabajan para él. Ambientada en los calurosos y tumultuosos meses en los que la desegregación de las escuelas públicas de la ciudad estalló en violencia, Golpe de gracia es un magnífico thriller, una brutal descripción de la criminalidad y el poder, y un retrato inquebrantable del oscuro corazón del racismo americano. Reseñas: «Una narración absorbente; un retrato de personajes profundos; una novela fascinante que esperemos que no sea la última, como ha declarado Dennis Lehane». El Cultural «Una historia brutal sobre racismo, droga, manipulación, los excesos del poder y el escudo de la familia». El Norte de Castillo «Una novela tan estimulante, cautivadora y arrebatadora que es imposible dejarla». Stephen King «Una novela que te deja con la boca abierta. [...] Uno de los mejores escritores del panorama actual». Gillian Flynn «Una historia oscura, que el lector no olvidará». James Lee Burke «Dennis Lehane nunca ha resultado más sincero, más desgarrador, más esencial. [...] Uno de esos libros que no puedes dejar de leer y cuyos oscuros resplandores te acompañarán durante muchísimo tiempo». Junot Díaz «Lehane en estado puro. Un libro bello, brutal, lírico y despiadadamente honesto. No hay que perdérselo». S. A. Cosby «Desgarradora e inolvidable». Jacqueline Woodson «Un misterio explosivo». Kirkus Reviews «El secreto del éxito de Dennis Lehane es su capacidad para abordar cada nueva historia como si fuera la última». Publishers Weekly «Una gran novela sobre el racismo, la violencia y la venganza paterna». Library Journal «La mejor obra de Lehane hasta la fecha». Booklist «Lehane ha dicho que su trabajo siempre trata sobre la esperanza, sin importar lo oscuros que puedan ser sus argumentos, y la calidad brilla a lo largo de toda esta novela ambiciosa y de múltiples capas». Financial Times «Lehane se ha consolidado como uno de los mejores escritores de novela negra de Estados Unidos». Reader's Digest

Cualquier Otro Día / The Given Day

release date: Jun 23, 2020
Cualquier Otro Día / The Given Day
La apertura de la famosa trilogía histórica de Dennis Lehane que cuenta el auge y la decadencia de Joe Coughlin en el Boston de principios del siglo XX. Ambientada en Boston a finales de la Primera Guerra Mundial, Cualquier otro día es una impresionante epopeya histórica que narra las vicisitudes de dos familias arrastradas por la fuerza de un mundo en plena vorágine política y social. Una nación con una economía tambaleante, donde anarquistas bolcheviques y otros grupos de agitadores se han adueñado de las calles y que se debate entre un sólido pasado y un impredecible futuro. Considerada por la crítica como unos de los exponentes más soberbios de la «gran novela americana», Cualquier otro día captura de forma admirable el espíritu de una época a través de los temas que nos siguen acuciando un siglo después: la raza, la inmigración, el terrorismo, la inestabilidad económica o la brecha creciente entre ricos y pobres. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION "Gut-wrenching force...A majestic, fiery epic. The Given Day is a huge, impassioned, intensively researched book that brings history alive." - The New York Times This beautifully written novel of American history tells the story of two families--one black, one white--swept up in a maelstrom of revolutionaries and anarchists, immigrants and ward bosses, Brahmins and ordinary citizens, all engaged in a battle for survival and power at the end of World War I.

Shutter Island - Patient 67

release date: Dec 07, 2017
Shutter Island - Patient 67
Det är sommaren 1954. På Shutter Island ligger Ashcliffe Hospital, ett hårdbevakat sjukhus för mentalsjuka brottslingar. Nu har en av dem lyckats fly därifrån. Kriminalaren Teddy Daniels kallas dit för att tillsammans med sin kollega Chuck Aule ta hand om fallet. Men på Ashcliffe Hospital är ingenting vad det synes vara. Och detsamma gäller Teddy Daniels. Består hans uppdrag verkligen i att ta reda på vad som hänt den saknade Rachel Solando? Eller har han kommit dit för att undersöka ryktena om den radikala psykiatri som lär bedrivas på Ashcliffe Hospital och som sägs innefatta drogexperiment och hjärntvätt och ingå som en del i den kalla krigföringen mot Sovjetunionen? Eller har han helt andra, högst privata skäl att befinna sig på Shutter Island? Ju längre tiden går, desto mer hopar sig frågorna: Vad är det egentligen som pågår bakom sjukhusets murar? Hur kan någon överhuvudtaget avvika från denna strängt isolerade ö? Varför är den tomma fyren omgärdad av elektriskt stängsel och beväpnade vakter? Och vem är den patient 67 som den förrymde fången nämnt i ett kodat, kvarlämnat meddelande? Ju mer Teddy och Chuck försöker kartlägga de mysterier som omger Shutter Island, desto diffusare blir bilden. Ju närmare sanningen de kommer, desto mer undanglidande blir den – och desto mer övertygade blir de om att någon försöker driva dem över vansinnets brant.

Boston noir

release date: Nov 14, 2017
Boston noir
Qui mieux que Lehane le Bostonien pouvait composer cette anthologie autour d'une ville qui inspira aussi George V. Higgins, l'auteur des Copains d'Eddie Coyle ? Pour en brosser un portrait riche et contrasté, onze nouvelles, chacune ancrée dans un quartier. Onze voix, parmi lesquelles celles de Stewart O'Nan, Brendan DuBois, et Dennis Lehane lui-même. Des sujets, des époques et des tons variés et pourtant, un point commun : des personnages proches de la rupture, qui ont tous commis ou vont commettre des actes extrêmes, poussés par les circonstances vers des zones obscures dont ils ne soupçonnaient pas toujours l'existence. Le résultat : des nouvelles conçues comme des romans en miniature et qui échappent aux clichés du genre. Comme l'écrit Lehane dans sa préface, le roman noir n'est pas un genre défini par les borsalinos, les volutes de fumée bleutée, les femmes fatales à la beauté vénéneuse, mais plutôt par des personnages qui se cassent la gueule en descendant du trottoir.

Since We Fell

release date: May 09, 2017
Since We Fell
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Barnes and Noble Best Book of the Year Bookpage Best of 2017 Booklist Best Crime Novel PopSugar Best Book of 2017 The new novel from New York Times bestseller Dennis Lehane, author of Mystic River and Shutter Island “Lehane is the master of complex human characters thrust into suspenseful, page-turning situations.” —Gillian Flynn Since We Fell follows Rachel Childs, a former journalist who, after an on-air mental breakdown, now lives as a virtual shut-in. In all other respects, however, she enjoys an ideal life with an ideal husband. Until a chance encounter on a rainy afternoon causes that ideal life to fray. As does Rachel’s marriage. As does Rachel herself. Sucked into a conspiracy thick with deception, violence, and possibly madness, Rachel must find the strength within herself to conquer unimaginable fears and mind-altering truths. By turns heart- breaking, suspenseful, romantic, and sophisticated, Since We Fell is a novel of profound psychological insight and tension. It is Dennis Lehane at his very best.

World Gone By

release date: Jan 05, 2016
World Gone By
Dennis Lehane, the New York Times bestselling author of Live by Night—now a Warner Bros. movie starring Ben Affleck—delivers a psychologically, morally complex novel of blood, crime, passion, and vengeance, set in Cuba and Ybor City, Florida, during World War II, in which Joe Coughlin must confront the cost of his criminal past and present. Ten years have passed since Joe Coughlin’s enemies killed his wife and destroyed his empire, and much has changed. Prohibition is dead, the world is at war again, and Joe’s son, Tomás, is growing up. Now, the former crime kingpin works as a consigliore to the Bartolo crime family, traveling between Tampa and Cuba, his wife’s homeland. A master who moves in and out of the black, white, and Cuban underworlds, Joe effortlessly mixes with Tampa’s social elite, U.S. Naval intelligence, the Lansky-Luciano mob, and the mob-financed government of Fulgencio Batista. He has everything—money, power, a beautiful mistress, and anonymity. But success cannot protect him from the dark truth of his past—and ultimately, the wages of a lifetime of sin will finally be paid in full. Dennis Lehane vividly recreates the rise of the mob during a world at war, from a masterfully choreographed Ash Wednesday gun battle in the streets of Ybor City to a chilling, heartbreaking climax in a Cuban sugar cane field. Told with verve and skill, World Gone By is a superb work of historical fiction from one of “the most interesting and accomplished American novelists” (Washington Post) writing today.

Shutter Island

release date: Nov 25, 2015

Den värld som var vår

release date: Oct 21, 2015
Den värld som var vår
"Den bästa gangsterromanen sedan Gudfadern. Fantastisk historia, chockerande upplösning." Stephen King om Den värld som var vårÅret är 1943 och det har gått ett decennium sedan Joe Coughlins fiender mördade hans fru Graciela och slog hans imperium i spillror. Mycket har förändrats. Förbudstiden är förbi, ett nytt världskrig rasar och Joe har lämnat gatan och det hårda gangsterlivet. Numera är han affärsman i Floridas Ybor City, en stöttepelare i det lokala samhället och en engagerad ensamstående far till sonen Tomas. Men under ytan är Joes inflytande i Floridas undre värld oförändrat starkt, med ett kontaktnät som sträcker sig långt utanför den lokala maffians revir. Joes maktposition kan dock inte skydda honom från allt. När han får veta att någon har vågat sätta ett pris på hans huvud utmanas hans tillvaro. Medan nätet dras åt blir Joe mer och mer paranoid och tvingas ifrågasätta allt och alla han tror på. Den värld som var vår är den våldsamma och ödesmättade avslutande delen i Dennis Lehanes historiska trilogi om USA mellan världskrigen.

The Drop - Bargeld

release date: Oct 29, 2014
The Drop - Bargeld
Ein Überfall auf eine zwielichtige Bar, die Beute: Mafiageld. Die Täter sind schnell gefasst, doch wer steckt wirklich hinter dieser selbstmörderischen Aktion? Ein übereifriger Polizist, ein aufgebrachter Mafiaboss, ein psychopathischer Gangster, und plötzlich sieht der stille Barkeeper Bob Saginowski ein Geheimnis ans Licht gezerrt, das er jahrzehntelang gehütet hat.

The Drop

release date: Sep 02, 2014
The Drop
Dennis Lehane returns to the streets of Mystic River with this love story wrapped in a crime story wrapped in a journey of faith—the basis for the major motion picture The Drop, from Fox Searchlight Pictures directed by Michaël Roskam, screenplay by Dennis Lehane, and starring Tom Hardy, Noomi Rapace, and James Gandolfini. Three days after Christmas, a lonely bartender looking for a reason to live rescues an abused puppy from a trash can and meets a damaged woman looking for something to believe in. As their relationship grows, they cross paths with the Chechen mafia; a man grown dangerous with age and thwarted hopes; two hapless stick-up artists; a very curious cop; and the original owner of the puppy, who wants his dog back. . . .

Desapareció una noche

release date: Jan 01, 2014

Sacré

release date: Feb 28, 2013
Sacré
Kenzie et Gennaro ont affaire à un client hors du commun. Pour s'assurer de leurs services, le milliardaire Trevor Stone ne trouve rien de mieux que de les kidnapper en pleine rue.

Pioggia nera

release date: Dec 18, 2012
Pioggia nera
«Dennis Lehane è un vero e proprio talento.» TTL ¿ La Stampa

Kuutamomaili

release date: Sep 25, 2012
Kuutamomaili
Kun Amanda McCready oli neljävuotias, hän katosi ja yksityisetsivä Patrick Kenzietä pyydettiin apuun. Patrick löysi Amandan ja toi tämän takaisin kotiin. Nyt Amanda on kuusitoista ja taas kateissa. Patrick Kenzie alkaa selvittää tapausta apunaan aisaparinsa Angela Gennaro sekä mystinen vihje, jonka mukaan "viisi ihmistä meni huoneeseen, kaksi kuoli, mutta neljä käveli ulos".Etsintöjen lomassa Patrick miettii, tekikö oikein palauttaessaan Amanda McCreadyn juopolle äidilleen kaksitoista vuotta aiemmin, eikä tälläkään kertaa oikean ja väärän raja ole täysin selvä. Patrick joutuu pohtimaan, kenen puolella hän lopulta tahtoo olla ja onko työ yksityisetsivänä kaiken vaivan ja vaaran arvoista.Kuutamomaili on itsenäinen jatko-osa Dennis Lehanen romaanille Muisto vain (1998, suomennettu 2007).Kenzie ja Gennaro esiintyvät lisäksi Dennis Lehanen kirjoissa Täyttä sotaa, Pimeyden kutsu, Koskematon ja Paahtavan taivaan alla."Lehane on yksi parhaita nykydekkaristeja. Hurja juoni imee mukaansa niin, että lukija nielee saarnan lähes yhtenä suupalana. Kadonnutta tyttöä tahollaan jahtaava mordvalaisgangsteri Jefim on huiminta, mitä tässä lajityypissä on katettu eteen pitkään aikaan." Juha Sihto, Aamulehti 27.11.2012"Lehane on erinomainen tarinankertoja. Muutamalla hyvin valitulla kielikuvalla hän kuvailee ympäristöä ja tunnelmaa ja kuljettaa kertomusta vetävästi eteenpäin. Juoni on yllätyksellinen, vaikka kirjailija ei pidäkään kaikkia ratkaisun avaimia piilossa, vaan antaa lukijalle tarinan edetessä hienovaraisia (ei kuitenkaan helppoja) viittauksia tulevista käänteistä. Kuutamomaili on samaa korkealaatuista jännityskirjallisuutta kuin sarjan edellisetkin teokset." Antti Turunen, Ruumiin Kulttuuri 2012/4

Live by Night

release date: Jan 01, 2012
Live by Night
In 1926 during Prohibition, Joe Coughlin defies his strict law-and-order upbringing by climbing a ladder of organized crime that takes him from Boston to Cuba, where he encounters a dangerous cast of characters who are all fighting for their piece of the American dream

L'isola della paura - Shutter Island

release date: Nov 30, 2010
L'isola della paura - Shutter Island
1954. L'agente federale Teddy Daniels viene inviato sull'isola di Shutter per ritrovare Rachel Solando, scomparsa dall'istituto per la detenzione e la cura dei criminali psicopatici. Ma nel corso delle indagini si fa strada il sospetto che su quell'isola si facciano esperimenti sugli esseri umani. La verità si farà attendere fino all'ultima riga.

Moonlight Mile

release date: Nov 02, 2010
Moonlight Mile
“[Lehane has] emerged from the whodunit ghetto as a broader and more substantial talent....When it comes to keeping readers exactly where he wants them, Mr. Lehane offers a bravura demonstration of how it’s done.” —New York Times Moonlight Mile is the first Patrick Kenzie and Angela Gennaro suspense novel in more than a decade from the acclaimed, New York Times bestselling master of the new noir, Dennis Lehane. An explosive tale of vengeance and redemption—the brilliant sequel to Gone, Baby, Gone—Moonlight Mile returns Lehane’s unforgettable and deeply human detective duo to the mean streets of blue collar Boston to investigate the second disappearance of Amanda McCready, now sixteen years old. After his remarkable success with Mystic River, Shutter Island, and The Given Day, the celebrated author whom the Washington Post praises as, “one of those brave new detective stylists who is not afraid of fooling around with the genre’s traditions,” returns to his roots—and the result, as always, is electrifying.

Sacred

release date: Jul 27, 2010
Sacred
The master of the new noir, Dennis Lehane brilliantly interweaves beauty and violence, integrity and evil in this thrilling, powerfully resonant novel. A beautiful, grief-stricken woman has vanished without a trace. So has the detective hired to find her. And a lot of money. Enter saavy, tough-nosed private investigators Patrick Kenzie and Angela Gennaro. Rooted in the no-nonsense streets of Boston''s blue-collar Dorchester, they''ve seen it all—and survived. But this case leads them into unexpected territory where nothing is sacred—a land of lies and corruption where trusting anyone could get them killed . . . where taking any step could be their last.

Gone, Baby, Gone

release date: Oct 13, 2009
Gone, Baby, Gone
“Powerful and raw, harrowing, and unsentimental.” —Washington Post Book World “Chilling, completely credible….[An] absolutely gripping story.” —Chicago Tribune “Mr. Lehane delivers big time.” —Wall Street Journal In Gone, Baby, Gone, the master of the new noir, New York Times bestselling author Dennis Lehane (Mystic River, Shutter Island), vividly captures the complex beauty and darkness of working-class Boston. A gripping, deeply evocative thriller about the devastating secrets surrounding a little girl lost, featuring the popular detective team of Patrick Kenzie and Angela Gennaro, Gone, Baby, Gone was the basis for the critically acclaimed motion picture directed by Ben Affleck and starring Casey Affleck, Ed Harris, and Morgan Freeman.

Darkness, Take My Hand

release date: Oct 13, 2009
Darkness, Take My Hand
Master of new noir Dennis Lehane magnificently evokes the dignity and savagery of working-class Boston in Darkness, Take My Hand, a terrifying tale of redemption. Patrick Kenzie and Angela Gennaro’s latest client is a prominent Boston psychiatrist, running scared from a vengeful Irish mob. The private investigators know about cold-blooded retribution. Born and bred on the mean streets of blue-collar Dorchester, they’ve seen the darkness that lives in the hearts of the unfortunate. But an evil for which even they are unprepared is about to strike, as secrets that have long lain dormant erupt, setting off a chain of violent murders that will stain everything – including the truth. With razor-sharp dialogue and penetrating prose, Darkness, Take My Hand is another superior crime novel from the author of Mystic River; Gone, Baby, Gone; and Shutter Island.

Prayers for Rain

release date: Oct 13, 2009
Prayers for Rain
When a former client jumps naked from a Boston landmark, Private Investigator Patrick Kenzie wants to know why. Once a perky young woman in love with life, her suicide is the final fall in a spiral of self-destruction. What Kenzie discovers is a sadistic stalker who targeted the woman and methodically drove her to her death – a monster that the law can’t touch. But Kenzie can. He and his former partner, Angela Gennaro, will fight a mind-twisting battle against the psychopath, even as he turns tricks on them… Prayers for Rain is another superior thriller from Dennis Lehane, the bestselling and acclaimed author of Mystic River, Shutter Island, and Gone, Baby, Gone.

Shutter Island LP

release date: Aug 25, 2009
Shutter Island LP
The year is 1954. U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels and his new u00adpartner, Chuck Aule, have come to Shutter Island, home of Ashecliffe Hospital for the Criminally Insane, to investigate the disappearance of a patient. Multiple-murderess Rachel Solando is loose somewhere on this barren island, despite having been kept in a locked cell under constant surveillance. As a killer hurricane bears relentlessly down on them, a strange case takes on even darker, more sinister shades—with hints of radical experimentation, horrifying surgeries, and lethal countermoves made in the cause of a covert shadow war. No one is going to escape Shutter Island unscathed, because nothing at Ashecliffe Hospital is remotely what it seems.

The Given Day LP

release date: Sep 23, 2008
The Given Day LP
A Spanish influenza epidemic has gripped Boston and a struggling police department''s attempt to unionize results in a strike with far-reaching implications.

A Country at Dawn

release date: Sep 01, 2008

Coronado

release date: Nov 06, 2007
Coronado
Along with completely original material, this new collection is a compilation of the best of Dennis Lehane''s previously published short fiction, including "Until Gwen," which was adapted for the stage in 2005 and appears in this book as the play Coronado. By turns suspenseful, surreal, romantic, and tragically comic, these powerful tales journey headlong into the heart of our national myths—and reveal that the truth awaiting us there is not what we would expect.

A Drink Before the War

release date: Jan 01, 2003
A Drink Before the War
In Bost, PIs Patrick Kenzie and Angela Gennaro investigate the death of an African-American cleaning lady, gunned down in a burst of Uzi fire. A tale of street gang violence and of the racial divide between black and irish.

Mystic River

release date: Jan 30, 2001
Mystic River
"There are threads in our lives. You pull one, and everything else gets affected." When they were children, Sean Devine, Jimmy Marcus, and Dave Boyle were friends. But then a strange car pulled tip to their street. One boy got into the car, two did not, and something terrible happened — something that ended their friendship and changed all three boys forever. Twenty-five years later, Sean Devine is a homicide detective. Jimmy Marcus is an ex-con who owns a corner store. And Dave Boyle is trying to hold his marriage together and keep his demons at bay — demons that urge him to do terrible things. When Jimmy Marcus''s daughter is found murdered, Sean Devine is assigned to the case. His personal life unraveling, he must go back into a world he thought he''d left behind to confront not only the violence, of the present but the nightmares of his past. His investigation brings him into conflict with Jimmy Marcus, who finds that his old criminal impulses tempt him to solve the crime with brutal justice. And then there is Dave Boyle, who came home the night Jimmy''s daughter died covered with someone else''s blood. While Sean Devine attempts to use the law to return peace and order to the neighborhood, Jimmy Marcus finds his need for vengeance pushing him ever closer to a moral abyss from which lie wont be able to return, and Dave''s wife, Celeste, sleeps at night with a man she fears may very well be a monster. a monster who fathered her child and hides his true nature from everyone, possibly even himself. A tense and unnerving psychological thriller, Mystic River is also an epic novel of love and loyalty, faith and family, in which people irrevocably marked by the past find themselves on a collision course with the darkest truths of their own hidden selves.
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