[TheMom]

I also have recently read all of Dennis Lehane’s detective series of books:

I recently read all of the detective series books, except "Gone Baby Gone". I also finally read "Shutter Island" and "Mystic River". I was amazed how close the movies followed the books. Lehane is a great writer.

[woodbutcher1963]

“Gone Baby Gone” is really the best of that series IMO. The movie was pretty good except they changed a few minor things. For example, they made Bubba into a drug dealer instead of an arms dealer. Ben Aflack really is a pretty good director.
He also did a great job with the movie “The Town”.

There is another of the detective series coming out in hardcover soon. I read about it on Amazon. They are married and have a child in this book.

I read “Shutter Island” but not “Mystic River”. I will have to pick that one up. The movie was great. Of Course, Clint Eastwood directed it.