Since We Fell
“Endlessly surprising. . . . [A] twisty tale.” (Wall Street Journal)
World Gone By
Kirkus Reviews ★ 2014-12-17 A multilayered, morally ambiguous novel of family, blood and betrayal.Working against a backdrop of World War II, Lehane continues and perhaps concludes the ambitious series of historical novels that began with the epic sweep of The Given Day (2008) and continued with Live By Night (2012). Almost a decade after the […]
The Drop
Booklist (starred review) “A tight, gritty little tale of working-class crime in Boston….Lehane breathes pulsing life into his story through the small details of his stoop-shouldered characters’ lives, investing their every mannerism with unspoken emotion.â€
Live By Night
The New York Times Live by Night is Crime Noir 101, as taught by the best of its current practitioners…sophisticated, literary and barbed…a sentence-by-sentence pleasure. You are in the hands of an expert. And you'll know it.
Small Mercies
Moonlight Mile
The New York Times – Janet Maslin: What…keep[s] Moonlight Mile from heading down an overly well-trodden path…[is] the conviction with which Mr. Lehane breathes life into these characters. Unlike the usual sequel writer who simply puts old creations through new paces, Mr. Lehane registers a deep affection for the Kenzie-Gennaro team and a passionate involvement […]
Mystic River
The Given Day
David Keymer – Library Journal: Shamus Award winner Lehane's first historical novel is a clear winner, displaying all the virtues the author (Mystic River) has shown in his exceptional series of crime novels: narrative verve, sensitivity to setting, the interweaving of complicated story lines, an apt and emotionally satisfying denouement-and, above all, the author's abiding […]