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Tag Archives: noir
Who’s Reading “Cliff Walk” Now? It’s Mystery Writer Parnell Hall
Parnell Hall, author of the Stanley Hastings and puzzle lady mysteries, is quite a character in his own right, and one of the nicest people I’ve met since I started writing crime novels. You can learn more about him and … Continue reading
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Tagged Bruce DeSilva, Cliff Walk, crime fiction, crime novel, edgar award, Gar Anthony Haywood, Liam Mulligan, Macavity Award, mystery, noir, Parnell Hall, Providence, Providence Journal, Providence Rag, Puzzle Lady, Rhode Island, Rogue Island, Stanley Hastings, thriller
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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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Tagged Akashic Press, Bruce DeSilva, crime fiction, hardboiled, mysteries, noir, Patricia Smith, Staten Island Noir
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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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Tagged ace atkins, Bad Little Falls, Best Mysteries, Bill Wells, Black Box, Bruce DeSilva, Bryan Gruley, Chris Knopf, Cloudland, Creone Belle, crime novels, David Freed, Dead Anyway, Dennis Lehane, Flat Spin, Gillian Flynn, Gone Girl, hardboiled, James Lee Burke, Joseph Olshan, Live By Night, Lullaby, michael connelly, noir, Paul Doiron, Rober Crais, Robert B. Parker, Skeleton Box, Spenser, Taken, The Lost Ones, Timothy Hallinan, Walter Mosley
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Publishers Weekly gives “Staten Island Noir” a Starred Review!
Staten Island Noir, an Akashic Press anthology edited by my wife, Patricia Smith, just received a starred review in Publishers Weekly. Her story — and mine — are among the ones the review singles out for special praise. The review: … Continue reading
The True Story Behind “Cliff Walk,” My New Crime Novel About the Rhode Island Sex Trade
In 1980, prostitution inadvertently became legal in Rhode Island, the consequence of one of those boneheaded foul-ups for which the Ocean State’s legislature, the General Assembly, is justly famous. The state’s politicians made a lot of speeches decrying the shame … Continue reading
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Tagged brothels, Bruce DeSilva, Cliff Walk, Coyote, crime fiction, hardboiled, legalized prostitution, Mulligan, noir, Providence, Rhode Island, strip clubs
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Crime Novelist Timothy Hallinan Interviews Me About “Cliff Walk.”
Tim Hallinan is one of the best crime novelists in the business. So I’m honored that he interviewed me about my new Mulligan crime novel, Cliff Walk, for his blog. Here’s the text of that interview: CLIFF WALK is a … Continue reading
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Tagged Bruce DeSilva, Cliff Walk, crime fictioon, Daniel Woodrell, Dennis Lehane, John Steinbeck, legalized prostitution, Liam Mulligan, Mulligan, mysteries, newspapers, noir, Peter Dexter, Providence, Raymond Chandler, Rhode Island, Robert B. Parker, Thomas H. Cook, Timothy Hallinan
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Look Who’s Reading “Cliff Walk” Now! It’s Thriller Writer James Rollins.
James Rollins is the New York Times best-selling author of the great Sigma series of thrillers as well as some exceptional stand-alones. I took the picture when we met at the Left Coast Crime conference in the spring. You can … Continue reading
