March readings! I’m doing them

March is a crazy-busy month - in a good way. Not only do I get to celebrate the day of my birth (Beware the Ides of March!), but I'm also taking part in three great readings toward the latter half of the month. Here's a rundown. I hope to see some of you there! On...

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Huffington Post on SILENT CITY

Alex Segura's Silent City is a gritty murder mystery/detective story set in Miami among the ruins of the old guard media as everyone is grasping for straws. A compelling, mystery novel, as well as a contemporary look at life at the slowly disintegrating world of...

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BLACK HEART MAGAZINE on SILENT CITY

Nice review from BLACK HEART MAGAZINE's Kristen Valentine: Tightly plotted, Silent City is a fast, compelling read, one set to an impeccable soundtrack. Segura clearly knows his way around a vinyl collection, deftly using music to set moods as well for...

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BOOKRAGEOUS Podcast, CRIME BOOK CLUB on SILENT CITY

Woke up to a great podcast review of SILENT CITY this morning, courtesy of the versatile Paul Montgomery. Paul, as some of you may know, is part of the excellent book podcast BOOKRAGEOUS, and he spared some of his time talking up SILENT CITY. The whole episode is...

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LIZ LOVES BOOKS digs SILENT CITY

Over at LIZ LOVES BOOKS, blogger Liz Wilkins had some nice things to say about SILENT CITY, calling it "a terrific start" to a new mystery series and more: Set in Miami, the city comes to life in the author's hands  – rich and vivid with a definite dark underbelly, it...

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Bringing SILENT CITY back to Miami

Happy New Year! I can't really complain about the frigid NY weather (though, I guess this serves as a passive way of doing so), considering I spent a few weeks in the Florida sun over the holiday break. Lots of stuff happened while I was there, too - including an...

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COUNTRY HARDBALL author Steve Weddle on SILENT CITY

I've said before and I will say it again: COUNTRY HARDBALL is a great book. One of the best books I've read this year. Steve Weddle channels the best of Woodrell, Crumley and Carver to create a wonderful narrative pieced together by a series of jarring short stories....

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