Dennis Lehane

Dennis Lehane and a journey through the dark heart of Irish-American racism

The Mystic River author’s new novel, Small Mercies, revisits Southie, the Boston neighbourhood where he grew up

Crime fiction round-up: Man Booker nominated Snap by Belinda Bauer leaves no trace behind

Plus the return of Sara Gran’s brilliant Claire DeWitt and new thrills from Sophie Hannah, Jean-Claude Izzo and Ace Atkins

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The Wire, 10 years on: ‘We showed the American dream was dead’

Writers and stars of ‘anti-cop show’ look back at a series that changed TV for ever

Kathy Reichs: ‘I’ll never put anything in just to be grisly’

After decades as a forensic anthropologist, Kathy Reichs decided to try her hand at fiction. But the woman behind ‘Bones’ has never lost her scientific edge

Radio: Sean O’Rourke’s the wrong man in the write place

Review: ‘Today With Sean O’Rourke’, ‘The Documentary Hour: The Sandhogs’, ‘The Ray D’Arcy Show’

Only 3,000 people pay €40 fee to ‘prove’ they are Irish

New figures show the number of heritage certificates issued since launch of scheme

‘Mastermind’ winner Aidan McQuade leads fight against slavery

Armagh-born director of Anti-Slavery International is working to end forced labour

The Drop review: a walk on the waterfront

Dennis Lehane leads the way into levels of underworld and mystery

Great crime reads include new works by Kanae Minato, Colin Bateman and Lee Child as well as a reissued Josephine Tey

John Connolly’s literary teeth are sharp as ever

Charlie Parker series shows no sign of flagging

Armagh man is BBC ‘Mastermind’ champion

Aidan McQuade chose Abraham Lincoln as specialist subject en route to quiz victory