Paperback edition of the bestselling novel following a policeman and a criminal on the run in Boston in 1918. Takes in the aftermath of WWI, and the effect of the Spanish influenza. Lehane's profile has been raised through the film adaptations of Mystic River and Gone, Baby, Gone, plus his writing for hit TV series The Wire. New film Shutter Island is due out in February. 'Wrenchingly suspenseful' New York Times