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Tag Archives: Associated Press
My Review of The New Easy Rawlins Novel by Walter Mosley
At the conclusion of Blonde Faith, Walter Mosley appeared to have killed off private detective Easy Rawlins, who had been a favorite of readers and critics alike. Now, six years later, he has brought Easy back in a new novel, … Continue reading
T. Jefferson Parker’s “The Famous and the Dead.” My Review.
With “The Famous and the Dead,” T. Jefferson Parker brings his six-novel saga about Charlie Hood, an LA lawman hellbent on disrupting gunrunning along the Mexican border, to a conclusion. The new crime novel, like the series as a whole, … Continue reading
David Freed’s New Thriller Is Another Winner
David Freed, a former Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter for The Los Angeles Times, made my list of the top ten crime novels of 2011 with his debut novel, Flat Spin. His just-released sequel, Fangs Out, is every bit as good. You … Continue reading
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Tagged Associated Press, book review, crime novel, David Freed, Fangs Out, Flat Spin, Los Angeles Times, Pulitzer Prize, thriller
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C.J. Box’s Latest Has Everything You Could Ask For In a Western Thriller
C.J. Box’s new thriller, Breaking Point, has everything his legions of fans have come to expect: well-drawn Wyoming characters, soulless bureaucrats whose meddling does more harm than good, lots of guns and horses, plenty of danger and suspense, a spectacular … Continue reading
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Tagged Associated Press, book review, Breaking Point, Bruce DeSilva, C.J. Box, Joe Picket, thriller, western
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A Review of Thomas Perry’s New Thriller, “The Boyfriend.”
I’ve always admired Thomas Perry’s thrillers, both for the suspense and for the prose; and his new one, The Boyfriend lived up to the high standard he’s set — until the concluding chapters. In tying up his inventive and suspenseful … Continue reading
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Tagged Associated Press, book review, Bruce DeSilva, The Boyfriend, Thomas Perry, thrillers
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Randy Wayne White’s New Thriller Tackles One of Florida’s Most Enduring Mysteries
One of the most enduring Florida mysteries is that of Flight 19, a squadron of five Navy torpedo bombers that took off from Fort Lauderdale on a training mission on Dec. 5, 1945, and vanished somewhere off the Florida coast. … Continue reading
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Tagged Associated Press, book review, Bruce DeSilva, Doc Ford, Flight 19, Florida, mystery, Night Moves, Randy Wayne White, thriller, thrillers, tomlinson
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Keller Returns in Lawrence Block’s New Crime Novel
Keller, Lawrence Block’s hit man anti-hero, was last seen five years ago, fleeing from a false accusation that he’d assassinated a political figure. Now he’s back in the author’s new crime novel, Hit Me. You can read my Associated Press … Continue reading
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Tagged Associated Press, Bruce DeSilva, crime novel, Hit Me, Keller, Lawrence Block
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A Dog Steals the Show in Robert Crais’ New Novel, “Suspect.”
Robert Crais’ new novel, Suspect, marks the return of LAPD police officer Scott James, but the most appealing character in the book is the cop’s new partner, an 85-pound German Shepherd named Maggie. Crais even writes some chapters from Maggie’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Associated Press, book review, Bruce DeSilva, crome novel, dog, german shepherd, Robert Crais, Scott James, Suspect
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A Review of Randy Wayne White’s “Gone”
Randy Wayne White introduces a female protagonist in Gone, his first thriller that does NOT feature Doc Ford, the hero of his first 19 books. Hannah Smith occupies the same Southwest Florida turf as Ford, but he and his familiar … Continue reading
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Tagged Associated Press, book review, Bruce DeSilva, Doc Ford, Gone, Randy Wayne White, thriller
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The Associated Press Raves about Cliff Walk’s Masterful Style
The Associated Press review of my new hardboiled Mulligan crime novel, Cliff Walk, has arrived just in time for publication day — and it’s another rave. Here’s what the news service has to say: In his Edgar Award-winning first novel, … Continue reading
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Tagged Associated Press, book reviews, Bruce DeSilva, Cliff Walk, edgar award, hardboiled, Macavity Award, Mulligan, mysteries, newport, noir, pornography, prostitution, Rogue Island, thrillers
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