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Who’s Reading “Cliff Walk” Now? It’s Mystery Writer Tim Hallinan!

Tim Hallinan is one of the best crime novelists we’ve got. I admire his Poke Rafferty thrillers set in Thailand, where he lives half of the year, and I looooove his darkly funny Junior Bender novels set in Los Angeles, … Continue reading

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Who’s Reading “Cliff Walk” Now? It’s FOX New’s Chris Wallace!

I ran into Chris Wallace at the National Press Club’s book fair in Washington, D.C. last month. Cliff Walk is the second crime novel in my hardboiled series featuring Liam Mulligan, an investigative reporter at a dying Providence, Rhode Island, … Continue reading

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The Next Big Thing

Gar Anthony Haywood, one of my favorite crime novelists, invited me to participate in “The Next Big Thing,” an online promotion designed to introduce readers to writers’ favorite authors. Here’s how it works. I answer ten questions about myself and … Continue reading

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At the Mysterious Bookshop

That’s me and my wife, Patricia Smith, promoting “Staten Island Noir,” a new anthology from Akashic Press, at the Mysterious Bookshop in Manhattan. Patricia edited the book and I wrote one of the stories. Reviewers are calling it one of … Continue reading

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Look Who’s Reading “Cliff Walk” Now! It’s Best-Selling Mystery Writer Chelsea Cain.

Chelsea Cain is one of the most popular mystery writers around. Her latest novel is called Kill You Twice, and FX is developing another of her books, Heartsick, for TV. You can learn all about Chelsea and her work by … Continue reading

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The Library Police Interview Me About My Crime Novels

Josh Mauthe and Dietrich Stonger, a.k.a. The Library Police, have one of the best websites and podcasts dedicated to crime fiction. They interviewed me recently about my crime novels, Rogue Island and Cliff Walk, and to hear them tell it, … Continue reading

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Who’s Reading “Cliff Walk” Now? Mystery Novelist Jan Burke!

Jan Burke, whose ten novels include the Irene Kelly series, has won the Edgar Award, the Agatha Award, and two Macavity Awards for her work. You can learn more about Jan here. Cliff Walk is the second hard-boiled novel in … Continue reading

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Look Who’s Reading “Cliff Walk” Now! It’s Mystery Writer Kelli Stanley

Kelli Stanley has won the Macavity Award and the Golden Nugget Award for her Miranda Corbie mysteries. You can learn more about Kelli here. Cliff Walk is the second in my series featuring Liam Mulligan, an investigative reporter at a … Continue reading

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Look Who’s Reading “Cliff Walk” Now! It’s Crime Novelist Rebecca Cantrell

Rebecca Cantrell is the author of the Hannah Vogel mysteries, which are set in in Berlin in the 1930s. Her work has won the Bruce Alexander Award and the Macavity Award, and her latest novel, A City of Broken Glass, … Continue reading

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Look Who’s Reading “Cliff Walk” Now! It’s David Morrell, Creator of Rambo

I caught up with David at Thrillerfest, the big thriller writers conference in Manhattan, earlier this month. You can find out more about him here. Cliff Walk is the second novel in my series featuring Providence, R.I. investigative reporter Liam … Continue reading

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