Rogue Island, by Bruce DeSilvaRead about another entry on the list.
DeSilva’s debut earned him an Edgar Award for Best First Novel, and his industry experience shines through on every page. He’s another example of a career journalist slinging ink in a new direction, but unlike Connelly, he doesn’t shy away from using a reporter as his main character. We follow a disenchanted Liam Mulligan hot on the trail of a serial arsonist burning up his hometown of Providence, Rhode Island. Mulligan has an old-school sensibility that makes him a spiritual successor to the newspapermen of yesteryear, and here we get to see DeSilva’s expertise on full display.
The Page 69 Test: Rogue Island.
--Marshal Zeringue
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