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Pitch-Perfect Dialogue — My Review of Neely Tucker’s New Crime Novel

Posted on August 30, 2016 by Bruce DeSilva

Only the Hunted Run is the third Sully Carter novel by Neely Tucker, a veteran Washington Post war correspondent now covering the presidential election for the paper’s Sunday magazine. Unsurprisingly, Tucker’s depiction of how a crack investigative reporter works is … Continue reading →

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My Interview on PowerTalk Radio

Posted on August 6, 2016 by Bruce DeSilva

Jim Parisi interviews me about writing and The Dread Line, the latest  in my Edgar Award-winning series of crime novels, on PowerTalk Radio. You can hear it all by clicking here. The Dread Line by Bruce DeSilva is the fifth … Continue reading →

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“Who’s Reading “A Scourge of Vipers” Now? Mystery Writer Parnell Hall

Posted on December 10, 2015 by Bruce DeSilva

Veteran mystery writer Parnell Hall is the author of both the Stanley Hastings and the Puzzle Lady mystery series. You can learn more about him and his work here. A Scourge of Vipers by Bruce DeSilva is the fourth in … Continue reading →

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Why I Never Outline My Novels, Preferring to Discover The Story As I Go Along

Posted on April 3, 2015 by Bruce DeSilva

Some novelists outline their plots before they start to write. Others don’t. There’s no right way to do it. Each writer does what’s best for him or her. I never outline my hard-boiled crime novels. In this guest blog I … Continue reading →

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James Lee Burke Raves About “A Scourge of Vipers”

Posted on March 29, 2015 by Bruce DeSilva

Here’s what American Mystery Writers of America Grandmaster James Lee Burke says about A Scourge of Vipers, the new crime novel in my Edgar Award-winning series: “Bruce DeSilva writes a story in the tradition of Hammett and Higgins, and he … Continue reading →

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Who’s Reading “Providence Rag” Now? It’s Best-Selling Mystery Writer William Kent Krueger.

Posted on September 6, 2014 by Bruce DeSilva

William Kent Krueger won this year’s Edgar Award for the best crime novel of 2013.  In my opinion, the honor was overdue, because he’s been writing some of our finest literary mysteries for years now. Some of his books have … Continue reading →

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Who’s Reading “Providence Rag” Now? It’s Thriller Writer Ian Rankin!

Posted on July 25, 2014 by Bruce DeSilva

Ian Rankin, author of the fine Rebus crime novels, is a two-time winner of the Thriller of the Year Award.  I snapped his photo earlier this month at the annual Thrillerfest conference in Manhattan. You can learn more about Ian … Continue reading →

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Who’s Reading “Providence Rag” Now? It’s Mystery Writer Timothy Hallinan.

Posted on June 7, 2014 by Bruce DeSilva

Timothy Hallinan, one of my favorite crime writers, is the critically acclaimed author of both the Junior Bender and Poke Rafferty mysteries. You can learn more about Tim and his work here: http://www.timothyhallinan.com/ Providence Rag is the third novel in my … Continue reading →

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Who’s Reading “Providence Rag” Now? It’s the Great Lawrence Block

Posted on May 31, 2014 by Bruce DeSilva

Lawrence Block is one of the finest crime novelists of our time, and I’m fortunate to call him my friend. I snapped this photo of him yesterday at Book ExpoAmerica (BEA) in Manhattan. In a career spanning half a century, … Continue reading →

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Who’s Reading “Providence Rag” Now? It’s Mystery Writer Terry Shames.

Posted on May 8, 2014 by Bruce DeSilva

Terry Shames’s first Samuel Craddock mystery, A Killing at Cotton Hill, has been nominated for the Strand Magazine Critics Awards in the best first novel category. The second, The Last Death of Jack Harbin, is on sale, and the third, … Continue reading →

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