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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
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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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
An Interview With David Freed, Author of “Flat Spin”
A few months ago, David Freed sent me his first novel and asked me if I would read it and write a few words of praise for the book jacket. I had several reasons to say no. At the time, … 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
Writing a Hard-Boild Crime Novel, an 80-Year-Old Form, and Making It Fresh and Contemporary
Ever since I read a paperback copy of Raymond Chandler’s The Long Goodbye about fifty years ago, I have loved hard-boiled crime novels; but when I finally sat down to write my first one, I confronted a problem: How could … Continue reading
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My Review of “Sixkill,” Robert B. Parker’s Final Spenser Novel
More than a year after the great Robert B. Parker died of a heart attack at his writing desk, his final novel featuring his Boston private detective hero, Spenser, has been published. You can read my Associated Press review here. … Continue reading
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