Monthly Archives: May 2013

My Father’s War Story

Posted on May 27, 2013 by Bruce DeSilva

Every soldier who fought in World War II has a story. For Memorial Day in 2004, I told my father’s for the Associated Press, and every Memorial Day since I’ve re-posted it to honor him and the men and women … Continue reading →

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My Review of The New Easy Rawlins Novel by Walter Mosley

Posted on May 16, 2013 by Bruce DeSilva

At the conclusion of Blonde Faith, Walter Mosley appeared to have killed off private detective Easy Rawlins, who had been a favorite of readers and critics alike. Now, six years later, he has brought Easy back in a new novel, … Continue reading →

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Posted on May 1, 2013 by Bruce DeSilva

Richard Helms’s new crime novel, The Mojito Coast, is set in Miami and Cuba in the late 1950s, and everything about it, from the story to the writing, is a throwback. The hero, Cormac Loame, is one of those romantic … Continue reading →

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My Review of Bill Loehfelm’s Fine New Crime Novel

Posted on May 1, 2013 by Bruce DeSilva

Post-Katrina New Orleans, with its thriving French Quarter, its still-ruined neighborhoods, its scandal-riddled police force and its often obnoxious tourists, has been the setting for a couple of outstanding crime novels, including James Lee Burke’s The Tin Roof Blowdown and … Continue reading →

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