Bruce DeSilva's Blog, page 39
October 9, 2012
Who’s Reading “Cliff Walk” Now? It’s Best-Selling Crime Novelist Michael Connelly
Michael Connelly
Michael Connelly is not only a great writer but a great guy. He’s gone out of his way to be helpful to me, even writing a blurb for my first hard-boiled crime novel, Rogue Island. Here’s what he said:
“Writing with genuine authority, a dose of cynical humor, and a squinting eye on the world, Bruce DeSilva delivers a newspaper story that ranks with the best of them.”
He’s also the person who handed me the Edgar Award for that novel at a ceremony in Manhattan a couple of years ago. So it was great to run into him again over the weekend at Bouchercon, the big crime writing conference in Cleveland.
Michael was excited about the pending release of The Black Box, the latest book in his great series featuring a Los Angeles homicide detective named Bosch. You can learn more about Michael, and his new book, here.
Cliff Walk is the second crime novel in my series featuring Providence, Rhode Island investigative reporter Liam Mulligan. The first not only won the Edgar but was a finalist for the Anthony, Barry, and Shamus awards. Reviewers say Cliff Walk is even better. You can purchase the Mulligan novels here.
October 2, 2012
Appearing at Bouchercon
I’ll be appearing at the huge Bouchercon crime fiction conference at the Marriott Renaissance Hotel in Cleveland Thursday through Sunday, Oct. 4-7. If you’re in town, please come by to see me.
I’ll be speaking on a panel at 2 p.m. Friday and signing copies of my hard-boiled Liam Mulligan crime novels, Cliff Walk and Rogue Island, immediately after the panel and at 3:45 on Thursday.
October 1, 2012
Who’s Reading “Cliff Walk” Now? It’s Dr. Bill Bass, Creator of The Body Farm
Dr. Bill Bass
Dr. Bill Bass is one of the world’s most respected forensic scientists, famous for creating “The Body Farm” research facility. He’s also half of the crime-novel writing team published under the pen name Jefferson Bass. You can learn more about their work here.
Cliff Walk is the second novel in my series featuring Liam Mulligan, an investigative reporter at a dying Providence, Rhode Island, newspaper. The first, Rogue Island, won the Edgar Award and the Macavity Award and was a finalist for the Shamus, Barry, and Anthony Awards. You can purchase the Mulligan novels here.
September 25, 2012
The Library Police Interview Me About My Crime Novels
Me at the Mysterious Bookshop
Josh Mauthe and Dietrich Stonger, a.k.a. The Library Police, have one of the best websites and podcasts dedicated to crime fiction. They interviewed me recently about my crime novels, Rogue Island and Cliff Walk, and to hear them tell it, it’s one of the best interviews they’ve ever done.
In introducing the interview, Josh and Dietrich said this:
There are few transitions more difficult than stepping from the strictly formulated structure of journalist prose to the art of the novel, and few authors who have made the transition more seamlessly than Bruce DeSilva. DeSilva spent nearly 40 years excelling as a journalist and newspaper editor, working on award-winning articles and coaching reporters at the Associated Press and many more publications. When he stepped into novels, he promptly produced a pair of books that were critical home runs, winning the Edgar and Maccavity awards for crime fiction. DeSilva talks to us about the difference in writing articles and prose, the benefit his years of pounding the streets have given him as an author, and a hysterical perspective on the Old Testament from a journalist’s point of view.
You can find the audio here. Give it a listen. I think you’ll like it.
Rogue Island, my first hardboiled crime novel featuring Liam Mulligan, an investigative reporter for a dying Providence, Rhode Island, newspaper, won the Edgar Award and the Macavity Award and was a finalist for the Shamus, Barry, and Anthony Awards. Reviewers say the second Mulligan novel, Cliff Walk, is even better. You can purchase the Mulligan novels here.
September 20, 2012
Romney Campaign Declared Federal Disaster Area
Romney Campaign Headquarters
The United States government today designated the Romney presidential campaign a federal disaster area and ordered a mandatory evacuation of its Boston headquarters.
FEMA director William Craig Fulgate said his agency has been monitoring the threat to the Romney campaign for months, concerned that the level of toxic bullshit has been rising at an alarming rate. Ironically, he said, the tipping point came with the recent release of a tape that showed Mitt Romney branding half of the American public as freeloaders who take no responsibility for their lives. By injecting a rare moment of candor into the mountain of bullshit, Fulgate said, the candidate inadvertently created an explosive situation that threatens to send a mushroom cloud of poisonous crap into the stratosphere.
Fulgate likened the situation to what happens when matter and anti-matter collide. “We hope,” he said, “that swift federal action can avoid an extensive loss of life.”
The disaster designation makes the Romney campaign eligible for federal disaster relief. In the past, Congressional Republicans have resisted approving disaster relief for storm and flood victims unless the cost could be “paid for” by equivalent cuts in services to starving children and disabled war veterans. This time, however, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor and Senate Minority Leader Rush Limbaugh promised swift approval of a bill seeking eight billion dollars in federal aid.
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Asked if accepting the federal relief would place him and his campaign among the “moochers” and “freeloaders” he loathes, Mitt Romney emitted his trademark nervous chuckle and changed the subject. “Hey, how about those Red Sox,” he said, unaware that the home team in one of the 50 states he claims as his home state had just clinched its first losing season since 1997.
A spokesman for Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan, the energetic young politician affectionately known as “Lyin’ Ryan,” was not available for comment. “He’s too busy trying to figure out how to get his House seat back,” the spokesman said.
Meanwhile, televangelist Pat Robertson took to the airwaves this morning to blame the disaster on U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts, saying: “The black-robed turncoat’s decision to uphold Satanic Obamacare has incurred God’s wrath. And who but a flaming homosexual would wear a flowing robe anyway?”
Sean Hannity swiftly denounced Robertson’s comments, placing the blame squarely at the feet of Sandra Fluke.
Clint Eastwood, appearing on the Daily Show to promote his new film, “Trouble With the Curve,” declined host John Stewart’s invitation to assign blame, saying “Talk to the chair.”
Who’s Reading “Cliff Walk” Now? It’s Crime Novelist Ken Wishnia
Kenneth Wishnia
Kenneth Wishnia has been nominated for the Edgar, Anthony, and Macavity Awards, and his crime novels have made Best Mystery of the Year lists at Booklist, Library Journal, and The Washington Post. You can learn more about him here.
Cliff Walk is the second novel in my series featuring Liam Mulligan, an investigative reporter at a dying Providence, Rhode Island, newspaper. The first, Rogue Island, won the Edgar Award and the Macavity Award and was a finalist for the Shamus, Barry, and Anthony Awards. Reviewers say Cliff Walk is even better. You can buy the Mulligan novels here.
September 17, 2012
Who’s Reading “Cliff Walk” Now? It’s Thriller Writer John Sandford.
John Sandford
John Sandford, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist before he turned to fiction, is the author of 31 thrillers, virtually all of which have made the New York Times best-seller list.
His next book, Mad River, will be available in October. You can learn more about John here.
Cliff Walk is the second hardboiled crime novel in my series featuring Liam Mulligan, an investigative reporter at a dying Providence, Rhode Island newspaper. The first, Rogue Island, won the Edgar Award and the Macavity Award and was a finalist for the Anthony, Barry, and Shamus Awards. Reviewers say Cliff Walk is even better. You can purchase the Mulligan crime novels here.
September 12, 2012
Look Who’s Reading “Cliff Walk” Now! It’s Novelist Peter Straub
Peter Straub
Peter Straub is a poet, essayist and short story writer, but he is most famous for his 17 novels, many of them in the horror genre. His works include the best-selling Ghost Story which Stephen King called one of the best horror novels of the 20th century.
Peter has won a number of literary prizes including the Bram Stoker Award and the World Fantasy Award. His most recent thriller, A Dark Matter, was published last winter. You can learn more about him here.
Cliff Walk is the second hard-boiled crime novel in my series featuring Liam Mulligan, an investigative reporter at a dying Providence, Rhode Island newspaper. The first, Rogue Island, won the Edgar Award and the Macavity Award. Reviewers say Cliff Walk is even better. You can purchase the Mulligan novels here.
September 10, 2012
Look Who’s Reading “Cliff Walk” Now! It’s Novelist and Screenwriter Lee Goldberg
Lee Goldberg
Lee Goldberg, a two-time Edgar Award finalist, has written more than thirty novels and non-fiction books and written or produced many of popular TV shows including Spenser for Hire, Hunter, Monk, and The Glades. You can learn more about Lee here.
Cliff Walk is the second in my series of hard-boiled crime novels featuring Liam Mulligan, an investigative reporter at a dying Providence, R.I., newspaper. The first, Rogue Island, won the Edgar award and the Macavity Award and was a finalist for the Anthony, Barry, and Shamus Awards. Reviewers say Cliff Walk is even better. You can purchase the Mulligan novels here.
September 8, 2012
Another Great Review for “Cliff Walk.”
“A good one from start to finish,” Kevin Tipple says of my new Mulligan crime novel, Cliff Walk. You can read his review on his website, “Kevin’s Corner.”
The novel has been getting great reviews all over, including starred reviews in Publishers Weekly and Booklist and a rave in The Washington Post.
Cliff Walk is the second hard-boiled crime novel in my series featuring Liam Mulligan, an investigative reporter at a dying Providence, R.I., newspaper. The first, Rogue Island, won the Edgar Award and the Macavity Award. Reviewers, including Kevin, say Cliff Walk is as good or better. You can buy the Mulligan novels here.
