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Monthly Archives: October 2011
Look Who’s Reading “Rogue Island” Now! It’s Irish Crime Novelist John Connolly
John Connolly is the author of ten Charlie Parker crime novels including the recently released The Burning Soul. Parker first appeared in Every Dead Thing in 1999 and has become a favorite of discerning readers. Connolly has also written novels … Continue reading
Salute Your Local Bookstore: The Musical
My friend Parnell Hall, author of Stanley Hastings private eye novels and two other mystery series, has been making humorous, do-it-your-self videos about writing and the book business. The latest, a look at the e-book revolution and what it’s doing … Continue reading
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Tagged Bouchercon, Bruce DeSilva, e-books, hardboiled, mysteries, noir, Parnell Hall, Stanley Hastings, thrillers
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Look Who’s Reading “Rogue Island” Now. It’s PI Writer Jeremiah Healy!
Jeremiah Healy is the creator of the John Francis Cuddy private eye series. Writing as Terry Devane, he is also the author of the Mairead O’Clare legal thrillers. Both series are set in Boston. Healy has written 18 novels in … Continue reading
Non-Stop Suspense in Chester Campbell’s New Sid Chance Mystery
The Good, the Bad and the Murderous is the second book in the Sid Chance mystery series by Nashville-based mystery writer Chester D. Campbell, who has also written five Greg McKenzie mysteries. For the uninitiated: Sid is a Vietnam veteran … Continue reading
Look Who’s Reading “Rogue Island”! It’s Roslund and Hellstrom.
Roslund and Hellstrom are the authors of five best-selling books in their native Sweden. An English translation of their latest book, Three Seconds, was recently released in the U.S. Anders Roslund, a veteran journalist, is the creator of Kulterkanna, Sweden’s … Continue reading
Look Who’s Reading “Rogue Island” Now! It’s Award-Winning Crime Novelist Bill Loehfelm.
Bill Loehfelm’s brilliant first novel, Fresh Kills, won the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award. Since then he’s written two more fine crime novels, Bloodroot and The Devil She Knows. Bill’s books, all set on his native Staten Island, N.Y., are superbly … Continue reading
Crime Novelist Timothy Hallinan Interviews Me
Timothy Hallinan, one of the best crime writers around, interviewed me for his blog today. You can find the whole interview here. Meanwhile, here’s a taste: Bruce DeSilva is the kind of writer other writers would hate if he weren’t … Continue reading
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Tagged Associated Press, Bruce DeSilva, crime fiction, hardboiled, mysteries, noir, Rogue Island, thrillers, Timothy Hallinan
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Look Who’s Reading “Rogue Island” Now! It’s Best-Selling Author Robert Crais
Robert Crais is the author of the best-selling Elvis Cole and Joe Pike crime novels set in Southern California. The books are outstanding, combining a hardboiled sensibility with a great sense of humor. Crais got his start writing for television … Continue reading
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Tagged Bruce DeSilva, crime fiction, edgar award, Elvis Cole, hardboiled, Joe Pike, mysteries, noir, Robert Crais, Rogue Island, The Sentry
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Guest Blogger Jochem Van der Steen on What It Takes to Write Hardboiled Fiction
When I invited fellow crime writer Jochem Van der Steen to guest-blog here, I told him to write whatever he wanted. I didn’t expect he would end up writing partly about me. But I do like what he has to … Continue reading
