An interview with Boston Irish author Dennis Lehane

Declan Burke talks to the Boston Irish man who’s considered one of America’s great contemporary writers, with a string of novels, TV scripts and movie screenplays to his credit.

Due at Listowel this month to talk at Writer’s Week,  Lehane will probably gain most attention for his adaptation of Love/ Hate for an American audience and his choice of setting — uniquely, the action will take place in Hawaii.

Dennis Lehane has seen it all. The author of 12 best-selling novels, the laconic son of Dorchester, Boston, MA, has written for one of TV’s greatest series, The Wire, and seen his books — Mystic River, Shutter Island, Gone Baby, Gone — adapted into acclaimed box office hits by the likes of Ben Affleck, Clint Eastwood and Martin Scorsese.