Author guide
Dennis Lehane Books in Order
Dennis Lehane is an American novelist and screenwriter whose fiction frequently explores crime, class, violence, morality, trauma, and Boston's working-class communities. He is the author of the Kenzie & Gennaro detective series, the Coughlin historical-crime trilogy, and acclaimed standalone novels including Mystic River and Shutter Island. He has also published the short-story collection Coronado and the graphic novel adaptation Shutter Island, and has written for film and television.
crime fictionmysterythrillerhistorical fictionpsychological suspense
Dennis Lehane's Newest Book
Not sure where to begin?
Start with one of these
A Drink Before the War
The first novel and the entry point to the Kenzie & Gennaro series.
Mystic River
A definitive standalone crime novel.
Shutter Island
A highly accessible standalone psychological thriller.
Read in order
Books by series
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Kenzie & Gennaro
A detective series featuring Boston private investigators Patrick Kenzie and Angela Gennaro.
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Coughlin
A historical-crime trilogy following the Coughlin family and Joe Coughlin through twentieth-century Boston, Florida, and Cuba.
Outside the series
Bibliography by category
Novels (6)
Short fiction (1)
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Coronado: StoriesAmazon ↗short-story-collection · 2006