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Appearances in Kansas City, Nashville, and Atlanta Areas Aug. 22-25

Me at the Mysterious Bookshop

I‘ll be making public appearances, doing writing workshops, and signing copies of my new Mulligan crime novel, Cliff Walk, in a series of public appearances near Kansas City, in Nashville, and near Atlanta next week.  If you’re in the area, please stop by.

Here’s the schedule:

– 1-3 p.m. Wednesday, August 22.  Signing copies of Cliff Walk and talking to readers at Mysteryscape Bookstore, 7309 W. 80th St., Overland Park, Kansas.

– 7-8 p.m. Wednesday, August 22. Telling the true story that inspired Cliff Walk, answering questions, and signing copies at Rainy Day Bookstore, 2706 West 53rd St., Fairway, Kansas. Seating is limited to 40 people, so check the bookstore website for advance tickets that include a signed or personalized copy of the novel.

–6:30-7:30 p.m. Thursday, August 23. Discussing Cliff Walk, answering questions, and signing copies at Peerless Bookstore, 8465 Holcomb Bridge Road #120, Alpharetta, Georgia.

– Friday and Saturday, August 24-25 attending the Killer Nashville crime fiction conference, Hutton Hotel, 1808 West End Ave., Nashville, TN. Conducting a 90-minute craft workshop on voice and setting from 10:10 to 11:40 Friday morning followed by an hour-long book signing and meet-and-greet.

Cliff Walk is the second novel in my series featuring Liam Mulligan, an investigative reporter for a dying Providence, R.I., newspaper. The first, Rogue Island, won the Egar Award and the Macavity Award and was a finalist for the Anthony, Barry, and Anthony Awards. Reviewers say Cliff Walk is even better.

Look Who’s Reading “Cliff Walk” Now! It’s Crime Novelist Rebecca Cantrell

Rebecca Cantrell

Rebecca Cantrell is the author of the Hannah Vogel mysteries, which are set in in Berlin in the 1930s. Her work has won the Bruce Alexander Award and the Macavity Award, and her latest novel, A City of Broken Glass, is getting rave reviews.

You can learn more about Rebecca here.

Cliff Walk is the second book in my series featuring Providence, R.I., investigative reporter Liam Mulligan.  The first, Rogue Island, won the Edgar Award and the Macavity Award and was a finalist for the Shamus, Barry and Anthony Awards. Reviewers are calling Cliff Walk even better. You can purchase print, e-book, and audio editions of the Mulligan novels here.

My Review of “Bad Little Falls” By Paul Doiron.

Edgar Award finalist Paul Doiron’s new crime novel, Bad Little Falls, has just been published, and it’s another winner.

My review for the Associated Press begins this way:

Maine game warden Mike Bowditch should have learned by now that he needs to mind his own business.

His inability to do so in “The Poacher’s Son” (2010) and “Trespasser” (2011) has left both his personal and his professional life in tatters. His superiors, and just about everyone else in Maine law enforcement, consider him a hotheaded, arrogant loose cannon. The woman he loves has left him, taking their baby son with her. And, as his new adventure, “Bad Little Falls,” opens, he’s been banished to an assignment in Down East, Maine.

For the entire review, please click here.

The Brazilian Edition of “Rogue Island”

The Brazilian cover of “Rogue Island,” retitled “Through the Fire.”

What do you think of the Brazilian cover of my first Mulligan novel, Rogue Island?

The original title, a pun on “Rhode Island,” doesn’t work in Portuguese, so the publisher changed it. Translated, the new title means Through the Fire.

I’m not sure when the book will be available in Brazil, but it will probably be just a few months.  The novel is being published in ten foreign countries.

Rogue Island, the first novel in my series featuring Providence, R.I., investigative reporter Liam Mulligan, won both the Edgar Award and the Macavity Award.  The second, Cliff Walk, was published this spring to rave reviews. And the third book in the series is almost completed. You can purchase print, e-book and audio book editions of both Mulligan novels here.

Writing Advice From The Author Of “Cliff Walk.”

Me at the Mysterious Bookshop

Check out my advice to writers on the Gotham Writers’ Workshop site. I discuss writers’ block, writing prompts, and the most valuable advice I got as a young writer.  Here’s the link.

It’s an honor to be included there with the likes of David Morrell, Barbara Kingsolver, Wally Lamb, Johnathan Franzen, and many more.

 

Look Who’s Reading “Cliff Walk” Now! It’s Thiller Writer Daniel Palmer

Daniel Palmer, son of best-selling thriller writer Michael Palmer, is a fine author in his own right. His latest book is titled “Helpless.” You can learn more bout Michael here.

Cliff Walk is the second novel in my series featuring Providence, R.I., investigative reporter Liam Mulligan. The first, Rogue Island, won the Edgar award and the Macavity Award and was a finalist for the Barry, Anthony, and Shamus Awards. Reviewers say Cliff Walk is even better. You can buy the Mulligan novels here.

An Interview With James Grady of “Six Days of The Condor” Fame

James Grady

Check out Derek Alger’s interview with the great James Grady, author of, among other things, “Six Days of the Condor.” (That’s c.q. Sydney Pollock changed the title when he made the movie.)You can find it here.

Look Who’s Reading “Cliff Walk” Now! It’s Best-Selling Thriller Writer Joseph Finder

I’m a big fan of Joseph Finder’s work — and he’s a fan of mine, too. According to him, “Bruce DeSilva takes everything we love about the classic hard-boiled detective novel and turns it into a story that’s fresh, contemporary, yet timeless.” You can learn more about this Boston-based writer here.

Cliff Walk is the second 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 and was a finalist for the Shamus, Barry, and Anthony Awards. Reviewers say Cliff Walk is even better. Print, e-book, and audio book editions of the Mulligan novels are available here.

Look Who’s Reading “Cliff Walk” Now! It’s Best-Selling Thriller Writer T. Jefferson Parker.

T. Jefferson Parker

T. Jefferson Parker has long been one of my favorite thriller writers. I especially admire his quirky protagonists including Allison Murietta, a lady outlaw and descendant of a famous old-California bandit; Robbie Brownlaw, a San Diego homicide detective whose medical condition, synesthesia, makes it easy for him to tell when people are lying; and Joe Trona, a tough guy carrying deep physical and emotional scars from an abusive childhood.  His latest novel is The Jaguar. You can learn more about Parker here.

Cliff Walk is the second 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 and was a finalist for the Shamus, Barry, and Anthony Awards. Reviewers say Cliff Walk is even better. You can purchase the books here.

Look Who’s Reading “Cliff Walk.” It’s Lee Child.

Lee Child

Lee Child is the best-selling author of the Jack Reacher thrillers. You can learn more about Lee–and watch the trailer for the forthcoming Jack Reacher movie–here.

Cliff Walk is the second 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 and was a finalist for the Shamus, Barry, and Anthony Awards. Reviewers say Cliff Walk is even better.

You can purchase the Mulligan novels here.