Monthly Archives: April 2012

“Cliff Walk” Will Keep You Turning the Page — a Review

Posted on April 27, 2012 by

Scott MacKay of WNRI Radio, the NPR affiliate in Providence, R.I., has written a review of my new crime novel, Cliff Walk.  Here’s what he had to say: “Bruce DeSilva has our state down, from its claustrophobic culture to its … Continue reading →

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An Italian Website Reviews the Italian Edition of “Rogue Island.”

Posted on April 24, 2012 by

Rogue Island, the title of my first novel, is a pun (a play on “Rhode Island”), so it doesn’t translate into Italian. The Italian edition of the book, just published by a major house in Italy, has been retitled Il … Continue reading →

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“Cliff Walk” Review Praises Character and Setting

Posted on April 22, 2012 by

Kirkus Reviews has weighed in with its review of Cliff Walk, my new Mulligan crime novel. The reviewer says: “The epic, warts-and-all portrait of the city is scathing; ulcer-ridden wiseacre Mulligan (Rogue Island, 2010) is never less than compelling company; … Continue reading →

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The True Story Behind White Bulger, Corrupt FBI Agents, and the Investigator Who Brought Them to Justice

Posted on April 5, 2012 by

As a journalist born and bred just south of Boston, I followed the Whitey Bulger saga closely and even had a hand in breaking a big story or two about the mobster and his corrupt allies in the Boston Bureau … Continue reading →

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How To Write Mysteries: Advice From Novelists Including Me.

Posted on April 5, 2012 by

Fifty-eight mystery writers working in 12 sub-genres including thrillers, cozies, police procedurals, and hard-boiled detective novels contributed articles and interviews to The Mystery Writers, a new book of advice on how it’s done. I’m honored to be included along with … Continue reading →

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A Master’s Wise And Practical Writing Advice

Posted on April 4, 2012 by

Don Fry begins his wise and practical  book of writing advice this way:  “Here’s a radical idea: You can escape your teachers. You can write in ways suited to you, rather than ways you were taught.” In “Writing Your Way,” … Continue reading →

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Ken Wishnia’s Filomena Buscarsela: A New Hero For A Culturally Diverse America

Posted on April 4, 2012 by

Kenneth Wishnia’s heroine is something truly fresh in the sometimes copy-cat crime genre: an Ecuadorian-born New York City flatfoot with a longing for her home country, a jaundiced view of her adopted one, and an unyielding passion not just for justice but for social justice. Continue reading →

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