Who’s Reading “A Scourge of Vipers?” Former Providence, R.I., Mayor Buddy Cianci

Look who’s reading A Scourge of Vipers, the new crime novel in my Edgar Award-winning series set in Providence, Rhode Island. It’s former Providence Mayor Vincent A Cianci Jr., better known as “Buddy.”

These days, he hosts the most popular drive-time radio show in Rhode Island, and yesterday he had me on the air to talk about the book.

The novel has already received rave reviews from The Associated Press and The Providence Journal, and coveted starred reviews from Publishers Weekly and Library Journal. It’s available in hardcover, e-book, and audio editions. To order it, you can find from chain and independent online booksellers here.