Monthly Archives: June 2011

“Rogue Island” Named a Finalist for the Macavity Award

Posted on June 29, 2011 by

Honors continue to pile up for my debut crime novel, Rogue Island. Yesterday it was named a finalist for the Macavity Award in the best first novel category. The award, voted on by members of the Mystery Readers Journal, is … Continue reading →

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“Rogue Island” Named One of Five Best Summer Reads

Posted on June 21, 2011 by

Thanks to the Knoxville News Sentinel for naming my Edgar Award-winning crime novel, “Rogue Island,” one of the five best reads for the summer! You can find the whole list here. And you can order the new trade paperback or … Continue reading →

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My Review of “Trespasser” by Paul Doiron

Posted on June 21, 2011 by

Paul Doiron was an Edgar Award finalist for his first crime novel. The sequel, Trespasser is even better. Once again, the protagonist is a Maine game warden named Mike Bowditch. And once again, the writing is superb, the story is … Continue reading →

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Trade Paperback Edition of “Rogue Island” Now on Sale

Posted on June 21, 2011 by

The trade paperback edition of my Edgar Award-winning crime novel, Rogue Island, is now on sale.  I really like the cover. It’s a lot different from the hardcover, although I liked that one too. The cover price is $14.99, but … Continue reading →

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Forget F. Lee Bailey and Atticus Finch. Clarence Darrow, Subject of a Great New Biography, Was Our Greatest Real, AND Fictional, Trial Lawyer

Posted on June 18, 2011 by

Forget Johnnie Cochran, F. Lee Bailey and Gerry Spence. The greatest trial lawyer in American history was the incomparable Clarence Darrow. For that matter, forget Perry Mason, Matlock and Atticus Finch, too, because Darrow was also our greatest fictional trial … Continue reading →

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What To Buy For Father’s Day? This News Syndicate Suggests “Rogue Island”

Posted on June 13, 2011 by

Don’t buy Dad a tie again for Father’s Day, says Allen Pierleoni of the McClatchy-Tribune news syndicate.  Insead, buy him a good book to read. At the top of his list of fiction titles you should consider:  Rogue Island, my … Continue reading →

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Alex McNight Returns In Steve Hamilton’s New Novel.

Posted on June 10, 2011 by

We hadn’t heard anything from Alex McNight, reluctant Michigan private eye, since A Stolen Season (2006.) But this week he’s back in Steve Hamilton’s new detective yarn, Misery Bay. This is Hamilton’s first book since The Lock Artist, a stand-alone … Continue reading →

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Newspaper Recommends “Rogue Island” as Father’s Day Gift

Posted on June 9, 2011 by

The Bellingham Herald just published its list of the best books to buy as Father’s Day gifts this year, and my Edgar Award-winning crime novel, Rogue Island is on it. You can read the the entire list here. Rogue Island … Continue reading →

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New Interview With Me

Posted on June 7, 2011 by

My thanks to the 1st Author Interviews website for posting a nice interview with me. If you’d like to read it, you can find it by clicking here.

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A Strange and Wonderful New Book From Sara Gran

Posted on June 2, 2011 by

Sara Gran’s quirky new crime novel, “Claire DeWitt and the City of the Dead,” is an oddly appealing mix of the mystical and the hard-boiled.  And she’s one of the most original prose stylists around. You can read my Associated … Continue reading →

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