Monthly Archives: February 2020

My Review: P.I. Leonid McGill returns in `Trouble Is What I Do’

Posted on February 29, 2020 by Bruce DeSilva

Many years ago, a Mississippi bluesman named Catfish Worry had an affair with the daughter of a wealthy white banker. Their dalliance produced a son who could pass for white. That son is now a wealthy banker himself. He is … Continue reading →

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My Review of “Salt River,” the New Doc Ford Crime Novel by Randy Wayne White

Posted on February 19, 2020 by Bruce DeSilva

Thirty years have zipped by since Randy Wayne White first introduced readers to Doc Ford and his pals in Sanibel Flats, and from time to time the mostly solid crime fiction series seems to falter. Salt River, the 26th Ford … Continue reading →

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Audio of a Poem By, and an Interview With, Award-Winning Poet Patricia Smith

Posted on February 19, 2020 by Bruce DeSilva

The Brooklyn Poets website features a poem by–AND a great interview with– Patricia Smith, one of the world’s most honored poets. She is the author of eight books of poetry, including Incendiary Art, winner of the 2018 Kingsley Tufts Award, … Continue reading →

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My Review of Joanna Schaffhausen’s “All the Best Lies”

Posted on February 19, 2020 by Bruce DeSilva

In All the Best Lies, Joanna Schaffhausen’s third crime novel featuring police woman Ellery Hathaway and FBI agent Reed Markham, the writing is crisp, the suspense is intense and the tale ends with a twist no one is likely to … Continue reading →

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