I have read NINE books by this author.Every one of them I would highly recommend, except, "Shutter Island."I don't like being "punked." And, this book does it to you, big time.The story line was bizarre and annoying.I was glad when I finally got to the end of it.But, don't let my review of this particular book scare you away from reading other books written by Dennis Lehane, because they are all excellent.