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Revised Top 10 List: Best Crime Novels of 2012
When I first posted my list of the ten best crime novels of 2012, I forgot to include one of my favorites, Joseph Olshan’s brilliant literary tale, Cloudland. I don’t have the heart to delete any of the others to … Continue reading
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Reviewing the New Novel by Ace Atkins, a Writer on a Roll
The Lost Ones, the second novel in Ace Atkins series featuring former U.S. Army Ranger Quinn Colson, finds him serving as the newly-elected sheriff of his native Tibbehah County, Mississipi. Given the rural county’s legacy of lawlessness and political corruption, … Continue reading
Who’s Reading “Cliff Walk?” Crime Novelist Ace Atkins!
Look who’s reading Cliff Walk, my new Mulligan crime novel. It’s veteran crime novelist Ace Atkins! After Robert B. Parker’s death, his family chose Ace to continue the legendary Spenser private eye series. Ace’s first Spenser novel, Lullaby, just premiered … Continue reading
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Tagged ace atkins, best seller, Boston, Bruce DeSilva, Cliff Walk, crime fiction, edgar award, hardboiled, Lullaby, mysteries, New York Times, noir, Providence, Robert B. Parker, Rogue Island
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Ace Atkins Brings Back Robert B. Parker’s Iconic P.I., Spenser
A few months after Robert B. Parker died of a heart attack at his writing desk in January of 2010, his publisher, G. P. Putnam’s Sons, approached Ace Atkins with a proposition. Parker’s family wanted Spenser, one of the most … Continue reading
The Ten Best Crime Novels of 2011
This was a great year for crime fiction, so perhaps it would be better to call these my favorites, rather than the best. Or maybe I should just say that of the ones I’ve read, these are the ten I … Continue reading
Robert B. Parker’s Jesse Stone is Still With Us — Sort of
After the great Robert B. Parker died, his widow and his publisher selected two authors to continue writing books featuring his two most popular characters. The first of them to appear is “Killing the Blues,” a Jesse Stone novel written … Continue reading
My Anthony Award Ballot For Best Crime Novel
I just sent in my Anthony Award ballot for the best crime novel of 2010. You can see my choices below. (Since I’m a potential nominee for best FIRST novel, I’m not revealing my list of candidates for that one.) … Continue reading
How Do You Write a Great Hardboiled Novel? The Late, Great Robert B. Parker Gave Me an Earful of Advice
Twenty-six years ago, long before I’d written my first crime novel, I had a long conversation with the great Robert B. Parker and got an earful about how it’s done. I thought a lot about that conversation last night after … Continue reading
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Tagged ace atkins, book reviews, Bruce DeSilva, crime fiction, hard-boiled, lehane, mysteries, noir, Robert B. Parker, Robert Parker, Rogue Island, Sixkill, Spencer, writing
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My List Of The Best Crime Novels of 2010
This is the season for 2010 “best” lists, but I offer my selection of the year’s top crime novels with this caveat: Because I was busy writing my own novels this year (my first, Rogue Island was published in November), … Continue reading
