Dennis Lehane
publication date: Wednesday, March 28, 2012 (part of Spring 2012)
category: 
Literature
clue: Long before Shutter Island, this author explored a different geographical place in his novel about three childhood friends from Boston caught up in the same mystery as adults.
explanation: Lehane's novel Mystic River was later adapted into a film. more…
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