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Dennis Lehane Books in Order

8 series including Kenzie & Gennaro, Coughlin and more

★ 9 NYT bestsellers 8 series 32 books Latest: Small Mercies (2023)

Dennis Lehane's writing career reaches back to 1994 and spans 32 books. The work is organised into 8 series; the longest is Kenzie & Gennaro at 6 books. Their latest title in our catalogue is Small Mercies, from 2023.

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1 Kenzie & Gennaro 2 Coughlin 3 Dennis Lehane Other Novels 4 Dennis Lehane Short Stories/Novellas 5 Dennis Lehane Short Story Collections 6 Dennis Lehane Graphic Novels 7 Michael Connelly Short Stories/Novellas with Michael Connelly 8 Dennis Lehane Anthologies

New York Times Bestsellers

9 books

Dennis Lehane has placed 9 books on the New York Times bestseller lists, spending a combined 64 weeks on the charts.

Cover of The Given Day
The Given Day
Coughlin Series

16 weeks on the Times Paperback Trade Fiction list · peaked at #3 · debuted Oct 2008 · 20 weeks across 2 NYT lists

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Cover of Shutter Island
Shutter Island
Dennis Lehane Other Novels

13 weeks on the Times Paperback Trade Fiction list · peaked at #9 · debuted May 2003 · 17 weeks across 2 NYT lists

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Bestseller chart data from BestsellerStats.net — explore Dennis Lehane’s complete chart history, week by week.

Reading Order

8 series · 32 books

Kenzie & Gennaro Series

0 of 6 read
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1 A Drink Before the War 1994 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 Darkness, Take My Hand 1996 Dilys Award 1997Full award history → Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
3 Sacred 1997 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
4 Gone, Baby, Gone 1998 🏆 Deutscher Krimi Preis 2001🏆 Barry Award 1999🏆 Dilys Award 1999Anthony Award 1999Shamus Award 1999Full award history → Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
5 Prayers for Rain 1999 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
6 Moonlight Mile 2010 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Coughlin Series

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1 The Given Day 2008 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 Live by Night 2012 🏆 Edgar Awards 2013Barry Award 2013Full award history → Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
3 World Gone By 2015 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Dennis Lehane Other Novels

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1 Mystic River 2001 🏆 Deutscher Krimi Preis 2003🏆 Barry Award 2002🏆 Anthony Award 2002🏆 Dilys Award 2002🏆 Massachusetts Book Award 2002Macavity Award 2002Hammett Prize 2001Full award history → Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 Shutter Island 2003 Barry Award 2004Anthony Award 2004Hammett Prize 2003Full award history → Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
3 The Drop 2014 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
4 Since We Fell 2017 Gold Dagger 2018Full award history → Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
5 Small Mercies 2023 Gold Dagger 2024Full award history → Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Dennis Lehane Short Stories/Novellas

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1 Animal Rescue (Short Story) 2009 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 The Consumers 2012 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
3 Red Eye (Short Story) ( With: Michael Connelly) 2014 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Dennis Lehane Short Story Collections

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1 Coronado 2006 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Dennis Lehane Graphic Novels

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1 Shutter Island 2003 Barry Award 2004Anthony Award 2004Hammett Prize 2003Full award history → Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Michael Connelly Short Stories/Novellas with Michael Connelly

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1 The Safe Man: A Ghost Story (Short Story) ( By: Michael Connelly) 2012 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 Red Eye (Short Story) ( With: Michael Connelly) 2014 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Dennis Lehane Anthologies

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1 The Mighty Johns 2002 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 Boston Noir 2009 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
3 By Hook or By Crook and 27 More of the Best Crime and Mystery Stories of the Year 2010 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
4 The Best American Mystery Stories 2010 2010 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
5 Vengeance 2012 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
6 In Pursuit of Spenser 2012 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
7 USA Noir 2013 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
8 FaceOff 2014 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
9 Trouble in the Heartland 2014 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
10 The Best American Mystery Stories 2015 2015 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
11 Exit Wounds 2019 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
About the Author

Dennis Lehane is an American author. He has published more than a dozen novels; the first several were a series of mysteries featuring recurring characters, including A Drink Before the War. Four of his novels were adapted into award-wining films of the same names: Mystic River (2003), Shutter Island (2010), and Gone Baby Gone (2007) and Live by Night (2016).

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