If you’ve enjoyed the films Gone Baby Gone, Shutter Island, and Mystic River as well as appreciating the tense drama found in the television series The Wire, you might be interested to know that author Dennis Lehane has had a hand in all four. Yep, the three movies were adapted from Lehane novels and the author worked on three episodes of the Wire between 2004 and 2008. We consider that quite a talent, and one that you might want to keep tabs on as time progresses and you explore book-to-screen adaptations since Lehane obviously has the raw talent to deliver not only riveting novels, but ones that translate incredibly well to the big screen. If you’re interested in being ahead of the curve by reading something now that may be seen on the big screen in the not too distant future you may want to check out Lehane’s most recent offering Moonlight Mile (published November 2010). This riveting new novel picks up where (Continue reading…)
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