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Bruce DeSilva Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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Bruce DeSilva is an author and journalist. Edgar Award-winning author of the Mulligan crime novels, Book reviewer, Writing coach, Former AP and newspaper editor.

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Book Cover for: Big Sky, Kate Atkinson

Big Sky

Kate Atkinson
Bruce DeSilvaBruce DeSilva

My Review of Kate Atkinson’s “Big Sky” https://t.co/SxsqLGQUNl https://t.co/baAn2Q1UTv

Paperback, 2020

$17.99$8.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Hearts of the Missing: A Mystery, Carol Potenza

Hearts of the Missing: A Mystery

Carol Potenza
Bruce DeSilvaBruce DeSilva

My review of "Hearts of the Missing," the debut crime novel by Carol Potenza: https://t.co/wVp4jvNUKc

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Book Cover for: A Dangerous Man, Robert Crais

A Dangerous Man

Robert Crais
Bruce DeSilvaBruce DeSilva

Check out my Associated Press review of "A Dangerous Man," the new crime novel by Robert Crais: https://t.co/hgejGJirx6

Paperback, Mass Market, 2020

$9.99$4.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Fox Creek, William Kent Krueger

Fox Creek

William Kent Krueger
Bruce DeSilvaBruce DeSilva

As usual in a Krueger novel, the prose is elegant, the landscape of Minnesota’s northeastern triangle is vividly portrayed, the character development is superb, and Henry’s Native American mysticism is treated with understanding and respect.

Paperback, 2023

$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Owning Up: New Fiction, George P. Pelecanos

Owning Up: New Fiction

George P. Pelecanos
Bruce DeSilvaBruce DeSilva

Although each tale is short, averaging 56 pages, they are sweeping, tracing the consequences of these events over a lifetime…the book is distinguished by well-drawn characters, elegant prose and thoughtful insights about human nature.

Hardcover, 2024

$28.00$14.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Outside, Ragnar Jónasson

Outside

Ragnar Jónasson
Bruce DeSilvaBruce DeSilva

In “Outside,” four old college friends who haven’t seen each other for a year or more go hunting together on the wild moors of Iceland ... Jonasson and translator Victoria Cribb do a fine job of setting the scene, developing the characters, and keeping readers in suspense.

Paperback, 2023

$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Eddie's Boy: A Butcher's Boy Novel, Thomas Perry

Eddie's Boy: A Butcher's Boy Novel

Thomas Perry
Bruce DeSilvaBruce DeSilva

Please check out my Associated Press review of the new "butcher's boy" crime novel by Thomas Perry. #thomasperry, #butchersboy, #eddiesboy, #brucedesilva, #crimenovel, #bookreviews

Paperback, 2021

$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The Hunter, Tana French

The Hunter

Tana French
Bruce DeSilvaBruce DeSilva

The mood is dark, the tension is thick, and the stakes are high. And as usual, in a Tana French novel, the characters are well-drawn, the dialogue is superb, the settings are vivid, and the tight prose is often lyrical.

Hardcover, 2024

$32.00$16.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The Law of Innocence, Michael Connelly

The Law of Innocence

Michael Connelly
Bruce DeSilvaBruce DeSilva

Book Review: Michael Connelly’s “The Law of Innocence” https://t.co/zWsm2x7mpQ

Paperback, 2021

$19.99$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The Island: A Thriller, Ben Coes

The Island: A Thriller

Ben Coes
Bruce DeSilvaBruce DeSilva

Author Ben Coes throws an infantile tantrum over my review of his latest breathtakingly bad novel, "The Island." Check it out: #bencoes, #theisland, https://brucedesilva.wordpress.com/2021/08/19/author-ben-coes-throws-another-tantrum/

Paperback, Mass Market, 2022

$9.99$4.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book