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Who’s Reading “The Dread Line” Now? Critically Acclaimed Crime Novelist Bill Loehfelm !!

Posted on November 16, 2016 by Bruce DeSilva

Bill is the author of six fine crime novels including his critically-acclaimed Maureen Coughlin series set in his adopted city of New Orleans. His latest Coughlin yarn is Let the Devil Out. You can learn more about  Bill and his … Continue reading →

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What’s a Mystery Writer to Do When His Hero Loses His Crime-Fighting Job?

Posted on August 21, 2016 by Bruce DeSilva

A lot of mystery story heroes used to do something else for a living. For example, Robert B. Parker’s series character, Jesse Stone, was a professional baseball player before he became a police chief. Ace Atkins’s Quinn Colson was a … Continue reading →

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The Top Ten Crime Novels of 2013

Posted on December 21, 2013 by Bruce DeSilva

It’s time, once again, for the annual list of the crime novels I most admired this year. Of course, I haven’t read everything, so I’m sure I missed some great work. Don’t hesitate to list your favorites in the comment section below. … 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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Who’s Reading “Cliff Walk”? Award-Winning Noir Novelist Bill Loehfelm!

Posted on October 11, 2012 by Bruce DeSilva

Bill Loehfelm’s first three novels, Fresh Kills, Bloodroot, and The Devil She Knows, are outstanding. Each is set in his native Staten Island. When I caught up with Bill last week at Bouchercon, the huge crime-fiction conference, he was excited … Continue reading →

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The Ten Best Crime Novels of 2011

Posted on November 29, 2011 by Bruce DeSilva

This was a great year for crime fiction, so perhaps it would be better to call these my favorites, rather than the best. Or maybe I should just say that of the ones I’ve read, these are the ten I … Continue reading →

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Look Who’s Reading “Rogue Island” Now! It’s Award-Winning Crime Novelist Bill Loehfelm.

Posted on October 11, 2011 by Bruce DeSilva

Bill Loehfelm’s brilliant first novel, Fresh Kills, won the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award. Since then he’s written two more fine crime novels, Bloodroot and The Devil She Knows. Bill’s books, all set on his native Staten Island, N.Y., are superbly … Continue reading →

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