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September 30, 2015
WAVE3News in “Derby City” features author of Deadly Lullaby
Robert McClure, Author of Deadly Lullaby
Connie Leonard of WAVE3 News in Louisville, Kentucky, provides the local flavor for recently released eBook, Deadly Lullaby, penned by Louisville’s home grown lawyer and author Robert McClure. Here are some excerpts:
A present-day, crime-fiction thriller, Deadly Lullaby comes from the legal mind of Louisville native Robert McClure. “A lot of people are going to see it and hopefully love it, ” McClure said. A couple clicks of a mouse and we see they already are. Many reader reviews on several sites give four stars to McClure’s work.
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The Murray State criminology major started building characters when he was a boy.
“I grew up right across the street from Churchill Downs,” he said. “My father was a gunsmith. He had a shop in our garage and later he moved the shop to 7th Street Road, which is notorious in its own right, back in those days.” The stories got better as the [duPont Manual High School] track athlete and football player matured. “I worked in dad’s shop and cops came in all the time and shady people came in, too,” he said.
To view Leonard’s full report, click Wave3News 
Deadly Lullaby stirs feelings of trepidation for fate of main characters
Robert McClure has written a rollicking debut novel of family and felony in Deadly Lullaby, a crime fiction thriller. Published by Random House and Alibi (its mysteries and suspense division), Deadly Lullaby was released as an eBook yesterday (9/29/2015). McClure skillfully weaves a story of a father’s love for his estranged son and the son’s struggle to love his father back while fighting the underbelly of organized crime with a mob hitman for a father.
Frankly, this blog post’s author has never read a story like Deadly Lullaby with such trepidation for what might lie ahead for its main characters. The story picks up speed at such a whiplash pace toward the middle that I found it hard to put down until learning whether “Babe”, the father, manages to reconcile with Leo, his son, amidst tangles with the Italian mafia, a Russian drug lord and an Asian mobster. The story is set in Los Angeles. (Not to dis L.A., the beautiful City of Angels, but the author’s hometown of Louisville, Kentucky, is not a likely back drop for a story that leaves a trail of mobster corpses.)
Calmann-Levy, which is publishing Deadly Lullaby in France next year, paid McClure to write a sequel, which he has already begun. Slovakian publisher Ikar and Czech publisher Eromedia, also purchased rights to publish Deadly Lullaby.
McClure has received previous accolades for his short stories, including “My Son” on which the novel Deadly Lullaby is based. “My Son” was published in Best American Mystery Stories 2009, edited by Otto Penzler with guest editor Jeffrey Deaver. To read more about McClure’s previous works, click here. For more back story on writing Deadly Lullaby, read BooksChatter’s interview of McClure, click here.
Available as an eBook from any of the following digital retailers. Order it today!
Filed under: Book Reviews, Crime Fiction Novel Tagged: Alibi, book review, Crime Fiction Thrillers, father-son stories, organized crime, Random House
September 29, 2015
Deadly Lullaby, a tale of family and felony, will keep readers turning the pages
Robert McClure has written a rollicking debut novel of family and felony in Deadly Lullaby, a crime fiction thriller. Published by Random House and Alibi (its mysteries and suspense division), Deadly Lullaby was released as an eBook today (9/29/2015). McClure skillfully weaves a story of a father’s love for his estranged son and the son’s struggle to love his father back while fighting the underbelly of organized crime with a mob hitman for a father.
Frankly, this blog post’s author has never read a story like Deadly Lullaby with such trepidation for what might lie ahead for its main characters. The story picks up speed at such a whiplash pace toward the middle that I found it hard to put down until the end to learn whether “Babe”, the father, manages to reconcile with Leo, his son, amidst tangles with the Italian mafia, a Russian drug lord and an Asian mobster. The story is set in Los Angeles. (Not to dis L.A., the beautiful City of Angels, but the author’s hometown of Louisville, Kentucky, is not a likely back drop for a story that leaves a trail of mobster corpses.)
Calmann-Levy, which is publishing Deadly Lullaby in France next year, paid McClure to write a sequel, which he has already begun. Slovakian publisher Ikar and Czech publisher Eromedia, also purchased rights to publish Deadly Lullaby.
McClure has received previous accolades for his short stories, including “My Son” on which the novel Deadly Lullaby is based. “My Son” was published in Best American Mystery Stories 2009, edited by Otto Penzler with guest editor Jeffrey Deaver. To read more about McClure’s previous works, click here. For more back story on writing Deadly Lullaby, read BooksChatter’s interview of McClure, click here.
Available as an eBook from any of the following digital retailers. Order it today!
Filed under: Book Reviews, Crime Fiction Novel Tagged: Alibi, book review, Crime Fiction Thrillers, father-son stories, organized crime, Random House
Deadly Lullaby by Robert McClure released by Random House!
Okay folks, get your seat belt on! Robert McClure’s rollicking tale of family and felony, Deadly Lullaby: A Thriller, has just been released. I must admit it was exciting to receive the email from Amazon tonight alerting me that the Deadly Lullaby is ready to open on my Kindle! (I just love eBooks since I can shop from the comfort of my home! And I’ve made it easy for you too with the handy order buttons below. A sample is now available as well.) As soon as I finish this post, I’m grabbing my tablet, pressing download and re-reading the magnificent tale of the Crucci family. (I got to read the manuscript in April 2014 and could not put it down until I finished it!)
Kudos to McClure’s ability to dream up this crazy father and son duo, Babe and Leo. I’m looking forward to the sequel!
Order Deadly Lullaby today for only $2.99. Available from :
Released Today, September 29, 2015
Filed under: Book Reviews, Crime Fiction Novel Tagged: Crime Fiction Thrillers, Crime Mysteries, Deadly Lullaby, father-son stories, organized crime, Random House, Robert McClure
September 28, 2015
Deadly Lullaby novel on book tour with The Reader’s Hollow
The virtual book tour for crime fiction thriller, Deadly Lullaby, published by Random House, kicked off with I Heart Reading last week and runs through October 22, 2015. We previously posted a blog piece about the BooksChatter interview of author, Robert McClure, giving insight into his inspiration for this father-son suspense thriller and its characters. Next up on the virtual tour was The Reader’s Hollow, of Books, Stories and Those Who Love Them, which posted an excerpt of this rollicking novel of family and felony. To read it, click here.
For the complete virtual book tour schedule, click here.
Order Deadly Lullaby today for only $2.99. Available from :
Release Date: September 29, 2015
Filed under: Book Reviews, Crime Fiction Novel Tagged: Crime Fiction Thrillers, Deadly Lullaby, organized crime, Random House, Virtual book tours
September 26, 2015
Watching the writer at work on Deadly Lullaby
BooksChatter met up with Robert McClure, the author of the new crime fiction thriller, Deadly Lullaby, for an interview to find out what inspired him to write the book, what makes the book unique, whether his novel reflects any of his experiences, and more (click here). When asked to describe his writing process, McClure responded: “In a word, boring.” McClure said he rises very early to write, usually at 5:00 a.m., but often earlier with a lot of interesting and even weird thoughts swirling around in his head. But, he said that “[t]he mechanics of the process is boring to watch: I just sit at the computer and stroke the keyboard.” But one creature has been at his side during the entire process to watch it all . . .
. . . okay, well, maybe even he had a hard time staying awake but . . .
Ricky says it’s a really good read, even though the author, his “servant”, ignored requests to include him in the story.
Order it on-line now for only $2.99 from any of the following eRetailers:
Filed under: Crime Fiction Novels Tagged: Crime Fiction Thrillers, organized crime, Robert McClure, the writing process
September 25, 2015
Deadly Lullaby: virtual book tour includes author interview
The on-line book tour for crime fiction thriller, Deadly Lullaby, kicked off with I Heart Reading this week and runs through October 22, 2015. BooksChatter met up with the author, Robert McClure, to talk about his inspiration for this father-son suspense thriller and its characters, among other things. McClure shares the story of how his writing caught the eye of “uber-agent” Nat Sobel, who said he was a fan and offered representation. McClure says “the mere thought of [Nat’s] compliment still blows my mind“.
To read the entire interview, including the inspiration for his characters and who he would envision playing them if made into a movie, click here. For the virtual book tour schedule, click here.
Order Deadly Lullaby today for only $2.99. Available from :
Filed under: Book Reviews, Crime Fiction Novels Tagged: Author Book Tour, Crime Fiction Thrillers, father-son stories, organized crime
September 24, 2015
Crime fiction thriller, Deadly Lullaby . . . brawn, blood and . . . babes
When people talk about Babe and Leo Crucci they talk brawn, they talk blood, and they talk . . . babes . . . Deadly Lullaby, a story about tough men and bad women who are sooooo good.
Release date is Tuesday, 9/29/15. Pre-order it today for only $2.99 from one of the following eBook retailers:
Kindle, click here; Nook, click here; GooglePlay, click here; iBook, click here; Kobo, click here.
Filed under: Crime Fiction Novels Tagged: Crime Fiction Thrillers, Crime Mysteries, Deadly Lullaby, Random House, Robert McClure
September 23, 2015
John Leonardo Crucci and Leonardo Dominic Crucci, a Deadly Lullaby
When characters with beautiful, melodic names like Leonardo and Dominic, go by “Babe” and “Leo”, it can only mean one thing: There’s a Deadly Lullaby in the offing. McClure juxtaposes the lives of a career hit man father and a police detective son, a son who rebuffs his father’s attempts at reconciliation. Could he fear revealing a darker side within himself? This crime fiction thriller, told in the voices of both Babe and Leo, skillfully weaves a story of a father’s undying love for his son while giving readers a riveting view into the often intense world of organized crime and the fights from both within and without. Peter Swanson, author of The Kind Worth Killing, says, “I loved both of these flawed characters. Robert McClure has written a rousing debut, elevated by pitch-perfect dialogue and a whiplash pace.”
Release date is Tuesday, 9/29/15. You can pre-order it today for only $2.99 from one of the following eBook retailers:
Kindle, click here; Nook, click here; GooglePlay, click here; iBook, click here; Kobo, click here.
Filed under: Book Reviews, Crime Fiction Novels Tagged: Crime Fiction Thrillers, Crime Mysteries, father-son stories, organized crime, Pulp Fiction
John Leonardo Crucci and Leonardo Dominic Crucci
When characters with beautiful, melodic names like Leonardo and Dominic, go by “Babe” and “Leo”, it can only mean one thing: There’s a Deadly Lullaby in the offing. McClure juxtaposes the lives of a career hit man father and a police detective son, a son who rebuffs his father’s attempts at reconciliation. Could he fear revealing a darker side within himself? This crime fiction thriller, told in the voices of both Babe and Leo, skillfully weaves a story of a father’s undying love for his son while giving readers a riveting view into the often intense world of organized crime and the fights from both within and without. Peter Swanson, author of The Kind Worth Killing, says, “I loved both of these flawed characters. Robert McClure has written a rousing debut, elevated by pitch-perfect dialogue and a whiplash pace.”
Release date is Tuesday, 9/29/15. You can pre-order it today for only $2.99 from one of the following eBook retailers:
Kindle, click here; Nook, click here; GooglePlay, click here; iBook, click here; Kobo, click here.
Filed under: Book Reviews, Crime Fiction Novels Tagged: Crime Fiction Thrillers, Crime Mysteries, father-son stories, organized crime, Pulp Fiction
