Monthly Archives: October 2013

Today’s Screed: Do We Have the Congress We Deserve?

Posted on October 12, 2013 by Bruce DeSilva

Ever since the adoption of our Constitution, Americans have tended to view the Congress of the United States as a collection of knaves and fools; and inarguabley, both the Senate and the House have always had a great many of … Continue reading →

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“The Double” By George Pelecanos: My Review

Posted on October 10, 2013 by Bruce DeSilva

George Pelecanos has long been one of our finest crime novelists. His latest, The Double, is the second in his series featuring Spero Lucas, an Iraq War veteran turned Washington, D.C., private detective. The book is a throwback, hardboiled story … Continue reading →

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“Rogue Island,” My First Novel, Now Available in French

Posted on October 10, 2013 by Bruce DeSilva

My Edgar Award-winning first novel, Rogue Island, is now available in a French edition. The French publisher, Actes Sud, changed the title to Pyromanie, which translates as Arson. The change was necessary because the original title was a pun on … Continue reading →

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