Monthly Archives: January 2013

My Review of Tim Hallinan’s New Crime Novel, “Little Elvises”

Crashed, the first novel in veteran crime novelist Timothy Hallinan’s new Junior Bender series, was great fun. The new one, Little Elvises, is even better with outrageous characters, heightened suspense and an intricate plot. You can read my Associated Press … Continue reading

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The Brazil Edition of Rogue Island

My Edgar Award-winning first crime novel, Rogue Island, has been translated into ten foreign languages; and here, just in, is the cover of the Brazil edition, which is, of course, in Portuguese. For those of you who do your reading … Continue reading

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Who’s Reading “Cliff Walk” Now? It’s Novelist Thomas H. Cook.

Thomas H. Cook, author of some of the best literary crime fiction since Dostoyevsky’s Crime and Punishment, has long been one of my favorite writers, so I’m thrilled that he’s reading my most recent hardboiled Mulligan novel, Cliff Walk. Tom … Continue reading

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The Korean Edition of “Rogue Island.”

My Edgar Award-winning first crime novel, Rogue Island, has been translated into ten foreign languages; and here, just in, is the cover of the Korean edition. For those of you who do your reading in English, you can find the … Continue reading

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A Dog Steals the Show in Robert Crais’ New Novel, “Suspect.”

Robert Crais’ new novel, Suspect, marks the return of LAPD police officer Scott James, but the most appealing character in the book is the cop’s new partner, an 85-pound German Shepherd named Maggie. Crais even writes some chapters from Maggie’s … Continue reading

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