Dennis Lehane is the New York Times bestselling author of Gone, Baby, Gone; Mystic River; Shutter Island; The Given Day; and, most recently, Live By Night. In addition to these bestsellers, Dennis is the author of five other novels and Coronado, a collection of short stories and plays. Before becoming an author, he worked a string of jobs, including a counselor for mentally-handicapped and abused children, a limo driver, a bookstore employee, and a waiter. He lives in Boston and the Gulf Coast of Florida with his wife, Angie.
Links:
Interview with Lehane in the Guardian
Dennis Lehane Interview on The Boston Phoenix