Monthly Archives: April 2011

“Rogue Island” wins the Edgar Award!

Posted on April 29, 2011 by Bruce DeSilva

Over the years, I won my share of journalism awards, but nothing compared to walking across the stage at the Grand Hyatt in Manhattan Thursday night and accepting the Mystery Writers of America’s Edgar Award for best first novel from … Continue reading →

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Steve Ulfelder’s Remarkably Strong Debut Crime Novel

Posted on April 25, 2011 by Bruce DeSilva

Purgatory Chasm, a quarter-mile-long granite gorge in Sutton, Mass., was formed 14,000 years ago when dammed-up glacial melt suddenly broke free and tore a gash in the ice-age landscape. Today, it’s a favorite of weekend hikers and picnickers. I took … Continue reading →

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My Anthony Award Ballot For Best Crime Novel

Posted on April 21, 2011 by Bruce DeSilva

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 →

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“Rogue Island” Makes Another “Best” List

Posted on April 21, 2011 by Bruce DeSilva

Galleycat has named my crime novel, “Rogue Island,” one of the best mystery novels of 2010.  Thanks, Galleycat! The novel has also been shortlisted for both the Edgar and Barry Awards as best debut novel of 2010. You can find … Continue reading →

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Say hello to Rondo!

Posted on April 11, 2011 by Bruce DeSilva

The DeSilva family — me, my poet-wife Patricia Smith, our teenage daughter Mikaila, and our Bernese Moutain Dog named Brady — are proud to announce a new addition.  Meet Rondo, a 3-month old mutt adopted from the wonderful folks at … Continue reading →

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Notorious: My Review of Buddy Cianci’s New Memoir

Posted on April 7, 2011 by Bruce DeSilva

The last story I wrote for The Providence Journal before I left the paper was an investigation of massive mail-ballot fraud in one of Mayor Buddy Cianci’s reelection campaigns. Now Buddy (who has a brief walk-on in my crime novel, … Continue reading →

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Gregory McDonald, Creator of Fletch, Still Has Much to Teach Us About Reading and Writing

Posted on April 4, 2011 by Bruce DeSilva

Gregory McDonald, author of the Fletch mystery novels, interviewed by Edgar Award-nominated author Bruce DeSilva Continue reading →

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Keepers of the Second Throat

Posted on April 4, 2011 by Bruce DeSilva

This speech, originally delivered to a national conference of English teachers, is one of the most inspiring things I have ever read. I’d say that even if it weren’t my wife, Patricia Smith, who wrote it. Please give it a look … Continue reading →

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