Monthly Archives: August 2012

Publishers Weekly gives “Staten Island Noir” a Starred Review!

Posted on August 31, 2012 by Bruce DeSilva

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 →

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Look Who’s Reading “Cliff Walk” Now! It’s Thriller Writer Sean Chercover

Posted on August 30, 2012 by Bruce DeSilva

Sean Chercover once worked as a private investigator in Chicago and New Orleans, so he’s a man who knows what he’s writing about. He is the author of a bunch of anthologized short stories and three gritty crime novels:  Big … Continue reading →

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Who’s Reading “Cliff Walk” Now? It’s Author C.J. Box!

Posted on August 29, 2012 by Bruce DeSilva

C. J. Box is the New York Times best-selling author of the Joe Pickett thrillers, a great series set in the mountain west. His latest novel, Force of Nature, was published earlier this year.  You can learn more about the … Continue reading →

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Meeting the Creator of The Body Farm

Posted on August 28, 2012 by Bruce DeSilva

At the Killer Nashville crime fiction conference over the weekend, I got to meet the legendary Dr. Bill Bass (right), creator of the world’s first laboratory devoted to studying human decomposition. You know it as “The Body Farm.” With Jon … Continue reading →

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Look Who’s Reading “Cliff Walk” Now! It’s Former G-Man George Fong.

Posted on August 16, 2012 by Bruce DeSilva

George Fong worked as an FBI agent for 27 years, investigating bank robberies, drug trafficking, kidnappings, serial killings, and gangs. He reached the high rank of assistant inspector before retiring. He is now ESPN’s director of security for the western … Continue reading →

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Appearances in Kansas City, Nashville, and Atlanta Areas Aug. 22-25

Posted on August 9, 2012 by Bruce DeSilva

I‘ll be making public appearances, doing writing workshops, and signing copies of my new Mulligan crime novel, Cliff Walk, in a series of public appearances near Kansas City, in Nashville, and near Atlanta this week.  If you’re in the area, … Continue reading →

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

Posted on August 8, 2012 by Bruce DeSilva

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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My Review of “Bad Little Falls” By Paul Doiron.

Posted on August 6, 2012 by Bruce DeSilva

Edgar Award finalist Paul Doiron’s new crime novel, Bad Little Falls, has just been published, and it’s another winner. My review for the Associated Press begins this way: Maine game warden Mike Bowditch should have learned by now that he … Continue reading →

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The Brazilian Edition of “Rogue Island”

Posted on August 6, 2012 by Bruce DeSilva

What do you think of the Brazilian cover of my first Mulligan novel, Rogue Island? The original title, a pun on “Rhode Island,” doesn’t work in Portuguese, so the publisher changed it. Translated, the new title means Through the Fire. … Continue reading →

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Writing Advice From The Author Of “Cliff Walk.”

Posted on August 6, 2012 by Bruce DeSilva

Check out my advice to writers on the Gotham Writers’ Workshop site. I discuss writers’ block, writing prompts, and the most valuable advice I got as a young writer.  Here’s the link. It’s an honor to be included there with … Continue reading →

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