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Tag Archives: mystery
My Review of “Evergreen,” Howard Owen’s Emotionally Charged Mystery
When Willie Black was 15 months old, his father Artie Lee was killed in an apparent automobile accident. That’s all Willie — police reporter for a Richmond, Virgina, newspaper — knows about his dad. But in “Evergreen,” he decides to … Continue reading
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My Review of Sara Gran’s New Claire DeWitt Mystery
For the uninitiated, Sara Gran’s protagonist, 40-year-old Claire DeWitt, is the woman Nancy Drew might have become if she had been raised by indifferent parents, developed a fierce drug habit, got seduced by the occult, became sexually promiscuous, suffered with … Continue reading
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Great New Junior Bender Novel By Tim Hallinan
Allow me to recommend a great read for the holidays (or anytime for that matter): Fields Where They Lay, the latest Junior Bender mystery by my good friend Tim Hallinan. The story unfolds in a dying shopping mall in the … Continue reading
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Who’s Reading “The Dread Line” Now? Best-Selling Mystery Writer Walter Mosley!
Walter Mosley has written more than 40 critically acclaimed books including the best-selling Easy Rawlins crime novels. But he’s done much more than that, writing literary novels, science fiction, political monographs and even a young adult novel. You can learn … Continue reading
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Who’s Reading “The Dread Line” Now? Best-Selling Mystery Writer Lisa Unger!
Lisa Unger is the New York Times best-selling author of 14 mystery novels including her latest, Ink and Bone. I snapped this photo of her last month at the Bouchercon Worldwide Mystery Convention in New Orleans. You can learn more … Continue reading
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What’s a Mystery Writer to Do When His Hero Loses His Crime-Fighting Job?
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
Best-Selling Mystery Writer Reed Farrel Coleman Raves About “THE DREAD LINE”
Reed Farrel Coleman, the best-selling mystery author who is now writing the Jesse Stone series originated by the late Robert B. Parker, says this about the latest book in my Edgar Award-winning series of hard-boiled crime novels: “From the great … Continue reading
Who’s Reading “A Scourge of Vipers Now? Best-Selling Mystery Writer S.J. Rozan!
S.J. Rozan is one of the most respected mystery writers in the business, as indicated by the the fact that her work has won the Edgar, Shamus, Anthony, Nero, and Macavity awards for Best Novel and the Edgar for Best … Continue reading
My Review of Chris Knopf’s New Long Island Mystery
Cop Job, Chris Knopf’s latest mystery about former boxer turned sleuth Sam Acquillo, is a fine addition to this entertaining Long Island-based series. You can read my full Associated Press review by clicking here
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Bruce DeSilva's Rogue Island 