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…
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, Samir Mehta, Chris Lemler, Richard Slominsky, Justin Woods, Matthew Preston, Denise Sawicki, Joanna Woods, Erik Bates, Mike Rothstein, Steve Dunn, Aaron Shurtleff, and Sarah Kyle

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