If you’re like a lot of movie buffs you appreciate the fact that a great screen adaptation often has a direct correlation to an equally greatly written novel.And so it is with one of Hollywood’s recent adaptations from a novel: Gone Baby Gone by author Dennis Lehane (which was ultimately nominated for an Academy Award).If you’ve seen the film and recognized a familiar theme of Boston-area cops and neighborhood tough guys similar to that which was themed in Mystic River, then you’re a pretty sharp observer since Lehane wrote both original works in novel form.Also to Lehane’s credit is Shutter Island which was adapted to film by Martin Scorsese and starred Leonardo DiCaprio and Ben Kingsley.Our take on Lehane is that he might just be a powerhouse to watch in years to come since there seems to be a lot of interest in his writing from Hollywood and what has been used to-date has been warmly received for its study on human nature and implicit tone “almost as if Springsteen is (more…)