July 28th, 2010
This week I have an interview on Sons of Spade, a website devoted to noir fiction and “the fictional P.I.” Good questions about McMorrow and writing; check it out.
Next week, headed back to my roots in R.I. Weaver Library in East Providence. Monday, Aug. 2, 7 p.m. If you’re in R.I. or southeastern Mass. please stop by.
Working on Brandon Blake No. 2, working title, PORT CITY BLACK AND WHITE. What do you think of that title? Weigh in, if you like.
talk soon.
July 10th, 2010
Today was Boothbay Book Fest. Nice people. Met some old friends, made some new ones. Tuesday is Witherle Memorial Library in beautiful and historic Castine, Maine. 7 p.m. Writers series. I’m No. 2. But I try harder.
Speaking of Holland (was I?), DAMAGED GOODS was noticed by a Dutch noir reviewer, Jochem Van De Steen. He liked it, and made the Robert B. Parker comparison. It’s global, I guess. Check out the review and leave a comment so he knows he’s being read by McMorrow’s readers here as well.
January 17th, 2010
We’re starting to schedule events, most connected to the release of DAMAGED GOODS, McMorrow No. 9. Libraries and book talks are coming in first. I’ll be adding to the list as they come in:
Thursday, March 4, 7 p.m., McArthur Public Library, Biddeford, Maine. (snow date March 18). I’ll be reading from DAMAGED GOODS, discussing the process that led to the writing of this one.
Friday, March 12, 11:45 A.M., Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library. For more information, call 633-3112 or email barbh@bmpl.lib.me.us.
Sunday, April 25, 3 p.m., Albert Church Brown Memorial Library, China Village, Maine. I’ll read from DAMAGED GOODS a bit, chat, generally visit with folks. See a real small-town library in a historic 19th century building, with friendly faces and free home-baked refreshments.
Sunday, May 2, Graves Memorial Library, Kennebunkport, Maine, 2 p.m., author series. Good programs. Past speakers have included Monica Wood, Carolyn Chute, Ann Beattie, and Lewis Robinson.
Thursday, May 6, Longfellow Books, Portland, Maine, talk and signing.
Friday, May 14, Mr. Paperback, Belfast, Maine, 1-3 p.m.; signing DAMAGED GOODS.
Thursday, May 20, RiverRun Bookstore, Portsmouth, N.H., 7 p.m. Signing DAMAGED GOODS. Very fine independent bookstore store in a fun city.
Thursday, May 27, Skidompha Library (with Maine Coast Bookstore), Damariscotta, Maine, 10 a.m. to noon; talk and signing. Award-winning library in a bustling Maine coast town.
Saturday, June 19, Mr. Paperback, Elm Plaza, Waterville, Maine; 11 a.m.-1 p.m.; Father’s Day signing.
Thursday, June 24, Barrington Public Library, Barrington, N.H., 6:30 p.m.
Saturday, July 10, Maine Summer Book Fair, Boothbay Railway Village, 12:30-3:30 p.m., with reception to follow. A good way to spend a summer day on the Maine coast. More info to come.
Tuesday, July 13, Witherle Memorial Library, Castine, Maine., 7 p.m. Summer author series. This is a very active mid-coast Maine community with lots of mystery readers.
Monday, Aug. 2, 7 p.m., East Providence (R.I.) Public Library. Going home to my Rhode Island roots. Talk, reading, signing and generally hanging out.
Tuesday, Aug. 17, 6:30 p.m., Charles M. Bailey Public Library, Winthrop, Maine; summer author series. Talk, reading, signing.
Saturday, Sept. 18, 2 p.m., Bangor Public Library, meet the author series. Talk, reading, signing.
Thursday, Sept. 9, 6:30 p.m., Camden (Maine) Public Library. Talk, reading, signing.
Wednesday, Sept. 15, noon, Portland (Maine) Public Library, Brown Bag Lecture. Lecture sounds more formal than this book chat will be.
Thursday, Sept. 23, 6 p.m., Dartmouth Bookstore, Hanover, N.H.
Friday, Sept. 24, Mystery on Main, Brattleboro, Vermont, 7 p.m. A must stop for all mystery readers coming to Brattleboro.
Saturday, Sept. 25, Kingdom Books, Waterford, Vermont, 11 a.m. Shop run by mystery readers extraordinaire, Beth and Dave Kannell. Looking forward to heading west.
Much more to come. If I’m not in your area, keep checking back.
November 23rd, 2009
A last appearance before the holidays. If you’re in the Portland area, a chance to get all of your shopping done in one place!
Nov. 28, 6 p.m. : Authors’ party, Books Etc., Falmouth, Maine. Agatha-award winner Katherine Hall Page thought it would be fun to get a few mystery writers together for a signing, etc. Katherine is the real deal, a very gifted writer, so I’m glad to take part.
June 26th, 2009
One night, two crime-novel events, me and James Hayman. Portland was hopping. Blogger Amy Canfield hit both.
June 24th, 2009
We’re going to get together Thursday, June 25, 6-8 p.m. to officially launch PORT CITY SHAKEDOWN. What that means is readers, friends, people from Down East Books, gather to chat, relax, toast the book and send it down the ways (boat term). So if you’re within reach of Portland, Maine, come to Custom House Wharf, right off Commercial Street, two blocks up from Dimillo’s in the Old Port.
The place is Harbour’s Edge, first white building on the left, across from Harbor Fish Market. If weather cooperates (stop raining for once!), we’ll be out on the deck, hanging out, having a drink. In the book, a bad guy named Kelvin gets stuck with an ice pick and pushed off this very wharf by a dangerous and seductive woman named Irina.
We’ll hope that life doesn’t imitate art. See you there.
June 23rd, 2009
I visited with Rob Caldwell, host of “207″ yesterday. The interview was fun as usual (though I’ll never be entirely comfortable watching or listening to myself; must be tough to be an actor); Rob is a good guy, interesting interviewer. He also reads the books, which makes things easier for all concerned. Check it out!
June 16th, 2009
We’re starting to schedule appearances. More to come in June and July but these are set:
Stay tuned. You can also sign up for e-mail news of events by dropping a note to gerry@gerryboyle.com.
June 9th, 2009
It’s time to officially launch PORT CITY SHAKEDOWN and you’re invited.
The event is Thursday, June 25, 6-8 p.m. at Harbour’s Edge, 6 Custom House Wharf, in Portland’s Old Port. Directions here.
This is Brandon Blake’s turf, off Commercial Street on the city’s working waterfront. So come join us on the deck (or indoors in case of rain). It’s a chance for me to meet readers, for you to see who else reads these books, and to see a place very like the spot where Kelvin got tossed into the harbor. He’ll definitely be there in spirit.
So come by and say hello. Harbour’s Edge is next to The Comedy Connection.
Hope to see you there.
June 4th, 2009
The buzz in these parts is news that the Grand View Coffee Shop in Vassalboro (AKA the topless coffee shop) was indeed torched. The story takes up much of the front page of the Waterville Morning Sentinel. No insurance, the owner says, and his family, including four-month-old granddaughters, sleeping at the place. So somebody who objects to topless doughnut servers nearly kills seven people? Well, you could make this up but I didn’t. Which isn’t to say Jack isn’t headed over to check it out.
Adding signings and talks pretty steadily. The list is on the events page here. Hope our paths cross!
We’re scheduling appearances
“Robert Parker fans who have yet to discover Boyle will be pleasantly surprised by his suspenseful ninth crime novel set in Maine featuring former New York Times reporter Jack McMorrow. … Boyle has succeeded in creating a likable lead whose sense of responsibility is reminiscent of Spenser as well as supporting characters with depth.” –Publishers Weekly (starred review)
“DAMAGED GOODS is so compelling, it’s like literary crack–I simply couldn’t stop reading.”
–Tess Gerritsen, author of THE KEEPSAKE.
“A terrific thriller with terrifically original characters.”
- C.J. Box, Edgar-winning author of NOWHERE TO RUN
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In PORT CITY SHAKEDOWN, the first Brandon Blake novel, Brandon gets a full dose of bad guys. A brawl in a funeral home introduces him to Joel Fuller, a sociopathic hustler. Fuller is fresh out of jail and determined to take Brandon out—after Fuller and his sidekick Kelvin shake him down.
And if Brandon’s present isn’t enough to contend with, his tragic past comes alive. If his mother died when a yacht went down with all hands, why is one of the presumed-dead crew suddenly walking the streets of Portland? Soon Brandon, and his writer friend Mia, realize that the only thing they know is that nothing is as it seems.
Critics have said good things about my books. For those who like to know such things, here is a random sampling:
“Port City Shakedown is one of the best mysteries to come out of the state in recent years.”—Maine Sunday Telegram
“Brandon Blake is a solid series lead … and we get the impression that Boyle has barely scratched his surface here. … Keep your eyes on this one.”—Booklist
“Boyle keeps the legends of this cold and menacing landscape (Borderline) very much alive.”—The New York Times
“Boyle’s snappy prose stops just short of hard-boiled, letting some poignancy slip into his characters’ plights.”—Publishers Weekly
“The dialogue hums and crackles.”—Kirkus Reviews
“Wonderful supporting characters … superb writing. His feel for small-town new England is almost eerily photographic.”—The Cleveland Plain Dealer
“Gerry Boyle is the genuine article.”—Robert B. Parker
“Stunning. … The writing is sharp and evocative.”—The Washington Post Book World
“Features as much sound and fury as a summer movie blockbuster.”—Kirkus Reviews
“Fans of Robert B. Parker’s Spenser novels will love Jack McMorrow.”—Booklist
“Well-realized, believable characters … unusual and suspenseful.”—The Cleveland Plain Dealer
“The author … uses his insider’s knowledge of the newspaper business to give his plot plenty of texture; he also delivers realistic characterizations, diverting subplots and evocative descriptions of rural Maine.”—Publishers Weekly
Rocky isn’t a tough guy. He’s a skinny little kid with crooked glasses, and he shouldn’t be homeless in Portland, Maine. When McMorrow and Roxanne pluck him from under the stomping feet of a gang of street kids, Rocky latches onto McMorrow–and drags him into a world of murder, both old and new. Why is McMorrow protecting Rocky? The cops want to know. Why is Rocky on the run? McMorrow wants to know. Why does death follow in Rocky’s wake? Jack and Roxanne need to find out before they’re added to the list. More »
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