Bob Truluck (July 28, 1949 - November 2, 2024) was an American crime and noir novelist.[1] In 1999, Truluck won the St. Martin's Press/Private Eye Writers of America Award for Best First Private Eye Novel.[2][3] In 2001, he received the Shamus Award for Best First Private Investigator Novel.[4] He was also nominated for a Barry Award and two Anthony Awards.[5][6][7]
Bob Truluck | |
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 Bob Truluck | |
| Born | July 28, 1949 Georgia, USA |
| Died | November 2, 2024 Tallahassee, FL |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Genre | Crime fiction, noir fiction |
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Bibliography
editDuncan Sloan series
edit- Street Level. New York: St. Martin's Minotaur. 2000.
- Saw Red. Tucson: Dennis McMillan Publications. 2003. ISBN 978-0-939767-45-8.
- Flat White. Orlando: Murmur House Press. 2015.
Other novels
edit- The Art of Redemption: A Novel. Tucson: Dennis McMillan Publications. 2007. ISBN 978-0-939767-56-4.
- The Big Nothing. Orlando: Murmur House Press. 2016.
Short stories
edit- McMillan, Dennis, ed. (2002). "A Man Called Ready". Measures of Poison. Tucson: Dennis McMillan Publications.
- Phillips, Gary, ed. (2012). "Digital Dingus Four-Point-o". Scoundrels: Tales of Greed, Murder and Financial Crimes. Lutz: Down and Out Books.
Awards
edit- Winner: 1999 Private Eye Writers of America/St. Martin's Press – Best First Private Eye Novel Contest, for Street Level[3]
- Winner: 2001 Shamus Award (Best First P.I. Novel), for Street Level[4]
- Nominee: 2001 Anthony Award (Best First Mystery Novel), for Street Level[6]
- Nominee: 2001 Barry Award (Best First Novel), for Street Level[5]
- Nominee: 2003 Anthony Award (Best Short Story), for A Man Called Ready[6]
- Nominee: 2016 Hammett Prize, for The Big Nothing[7]
References
edit- ^ Pate, Nancy (December 15, 2003). "'Saw Red' by Bob Truluck". Orlando Sentinel. Orlando. Archived from the original on November 7, 2017. Retrieved November 22, 2016 – via HighBeam Research.
- ^ Kreiner, Judith (September 17, 2000). "Mysteries". The Washington Times. Washington, DC. Archived from the original on November 7, 2017. Retrieved November 22, 2016 – via HighBeam Research.
- ^ a b "PWA Best First PI Novel". Private Eye Writers of America. Retrieved November 22, 2016.
- ^ a b "Shamus Award". Private Eye Writers of America. Retrieved November 22, 2016.
- ^ a b "Barry Awards". Deadly Pleasures Mystery Magazine. Archived from the original on April 23, 2012. Retrieved November 22, 2016.
- ^ a b c "Anthony Award". Bouchercon. Archived from the original on June 9, 2018. Retrieved November 22, 2016.
- ^ a b "Hammett Prize". Archived from the original on April 29, 2018. Retrieved October 30, 2017.