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All your books are deeply rooted in social issues (be it contemporary or historical) and moral questions. What would you say Since We Fell is about?

Dennis Lehane It’s about dislocation and the general un-rootedness of the country right now. Of feeling disconnected from a past that you suspect was probably a myth anyway. But that doesn’t stop you from yearning for it.

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You have become my favorite crime writer - who's your favorite?

Mike asked Dennis Lehane:

No doubt you have more book ideas than you will ever have time to write. But not all ideas transform into coherent concepts. Do you have a process for determining which ideas will actually sustain a novel?

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You have been working on the screenplay adaptation of Since We Fell. What differences are there between writing a book and writing a screenplay?

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No doubt you have more book ideas than you will ever have time to write. But not all ideas transform into coherent concepts. Do you have a process for determining which ideas will actually sustain a novel?

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