Order of Dennis Lehane Books

Dennis Lehane is an American writer known for his crime fiction and mystery novels. He is recognized for the Kenzie/Gennaro series, but he is most famous for his novels Mystic River and Shutter Island, both of which were adapted into films by Clint Eastwood and Martin Scorsese, respectively. Besides his novels, Lehane has contributed to several episodes of The Wire and one episode of Castle. His debut novel, A Drink Before the War, was published in 1994. Below is a chronological list of all of Dennis Lehane’s books based on their original publication dates.

Dennis Lehane became a published novelist in 1994 with the novel A Drink Before the War. Below is a list of Dennis Lehane's books in order of when they were originally released:

Publication Order of Kenzie & Gennaro Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
A Drink Before the War	(1994)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Darkness, Take My Hand	(1996)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Sacred	(1997)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Gone, Baby, Gone	(1998)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Prayers for Rain	(1999)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Moonlight Mile	(2010)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Coughlin Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
The Given Day	(2008)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Live by Night	(2012)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
World Gone By	(2015)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Standalone Novels Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
Mystic River	(2001)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Shutter Island	(2003)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Drop	(2014)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Since We Fell	(2017)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Small Mercies	(2023)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
Animal Rescue	(2009)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Consumers	(2012)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Red Eye (With: Michael Connelly)	(2014)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Short Story Collections Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
Coronado	(2006)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Graphic Novels Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
Shutter Island	(2003)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Michael Connelly Short Stories/Novellas Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
The Safe Man: A Ghost Story (By: Michael Connelly)	(2012)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Red Eye (With: Michael Connelly)	(2014)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Anthologies Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
The Mighty Johns	(2002)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Best American Mystery Stories 2010	(2010)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Vengeance	(2012)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
In Pursuit of Spenser	(2012)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
FaceOff	(2014)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Trouble in the Heartland	(2014)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Best American Mystery Stories 2015	(2015)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Exit Wounds	(2019)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

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