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Monthly Archives: April 2014
Who’s Reading “Providence Rag” Now? It’s Edgar Award-Winning Mystery Writer Jan Burke
Jan Burke is a best-selling crime novelist–the author of Bones, which won the Edgar Award for best novel. I snapped this photo of her in California last month. I encourage you to learn more about Jan and her work by … Continue reading
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Tagged Bones, Bruce DeSilva, crime novelist, edgar award, Jan Burke, Liam Mulligan, Providence, Providence Rag
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A Review: The Great New Poke Raffery Novel By Tim Hallinan
It’s no secret that I’m a big Timothy Hallinan fan. I love his playful, hardboiled L.A. series featuring full-time thief and part-time private detective Junior Bender. Those books are great fun. But his Poke Rafferty series, set in Bangkok, is … Continue reading
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Tagged Bangkok, For the Dead, James Lee Burke, Junior Bender, Poke Rafferty, Ree Dolly, Timothy Hallinan, Winter's Bone
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Look Who’s Reading “Providence Rag” Now! It’s Crime Novelist Gary Phillips
Gary Phillips writes seriously hardboiled prose. I photographed him last month at the Left Coast Crime conference in Monterey, California. I encourage you to learn more about Gary and his work here. And you can check out his most recent … Continue reading
Who’s Reading “Providence Rag” Now? It’s Novelist And Screen Writer Lee Goldberg
Lee Goldberg is a screen writer and a TV producer whose credits include Spenser for Hire, The Glades, and Monk. He’s also a novelist whose latest is The Chase, which he co-wrote with Janet Evanovich. Lee, a funny and charming guy, … Continue reading
A Review: New Crime Novel By Kristi Belcamino
Gabriella Giovanni, police reporter for a daily newspaper in the San Francisco Bay area, is passionate about her work; but a younger colleague is trying to steal her job, and her boss is eager to push her out. So there’s … Continue reading
My Family’s Commitment to “Boston Strong”
As it turns out, Monday’s Boston Marathon was a bit more dramatic than I’d first realized for all three runners in my family. My youngest son, Jeremy, tore a calf muscle two weeks before the race, but he insisted on … Continue reading
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Look Who’s Reading “Providence Rag” Now! It’s O.J. Simpson Prosecutor Marcia Clark
Marcia Clark, who served as the lead prosecutor in the O.J. Simpson murder trial, is a crime novelist herself now. In fact, I grabbed this photo of her at the Left Coast Crime convention of crime novelists and fans in … Continue reading
Who’s Reading “Providence Rag” Now? It’s NY Times Best-Selling Mystery Writer Laurie R. King.
Laurie R. King is one of the finest mystery writers around, the author of 22 novels including The Beekeeper’s Apprentice, named one of the 20th century’s best crime novels by the Independent Mystery Booksellers Association. Her most recent novel is this year’s … Continue reading
Look Who’s Reading “Providence Rag” Now! It’s David Morrell, the creator of Rambo
David Morrell is most famous as the creator of Rambo, but he’s been writing fine crime novels for decades. His latest is titled Murder is a Fine Art. You can learn more about David and his work here. I took this … Continue reading
Who’s Reading “Providence Rag” Now? It’s Mystery Writer Sue Grafton
Sue Grafton, author of the Kinsey Millhone series, is one of our best-selling and most honored mystery writers. I caught up with her last month at Left Coast Crime, a crime writing conference in Monterey, and snapped this photo. You … Continue reading
Bruce DeSilva's Rogue Island 