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John Leonardo Crucci and Leonardo Dominic Crucci, a Deadly Lullaby

When characters with beautiful, melodic names like Leonardo and Dominic, go by “Babe” and “Leo”, it can only mean one thing: There’s a Deadly Lullaby in the offing.  McClure juxtaposes the lives of a career hit man father and a police detective son, a son who rebuffs his father’s attempts at reconciliation. Could he fear […]

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Father-son crime thriller, Deadly Lullaby, leaves folks choked up, breathless!

In Deadly Lullaby: a thriller crime fiction novel, career hitman, Babe Crucci, looks forward to reconciling with his son, a rising LAPD detective, and putting a life of crime behind him, but can he?

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Deadly Lullaby: A Thriller, is a rollicking crime novel of family and felony

Fresh off a nine-year stint in San Quentin, career hitman Babe Crucci seeks reconciliation with his estranged son, Leo, who just so happens to be a rising star in the LAPD.  As Babe sits before him at breakfast, Leo realizes that although his knowledge of psychology is pretty basic, he doesn’t have to be Sigmund […]

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Bouchercon 2015 / Murder under the Oaks

I’m looking forward to meeting up this October with many of my fellow crime fiction authors at the 46th annual, mystery and crime fiction conference, Bouchercon 2015.  Here’s a special shout out to attendees who share my literary agent, Sobel Weber Associates, and with whom I hope to have a drink (or two) at Bouchercon:  […]

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15 days and counting until release of Deadly Lullaby: A Thriller

Deadly Lullaby, a crime fiction thriller novel, featured on Upcoming Titles by the Random House e-originals imprint, Alibi.

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18 days and counting until Deadly Lullaby!

Random House will publish my novel,  Deadly Lullaby: A Thriller, on September 29, 2015, as an e-book with the usual major e-book sellers (see links below).  I’ll be bringing a few paper copies to Bouchercon 2015 for distribution to my devoted followers and readers.  All I ask in return is for a brief review (or […]

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19 days and counting!

My first published novel, Deadly Lullaby: A Thriller, will be released by Random House and its imprint, Alibi, on September 29, 2015.  Here’s another good review by Debbie Krenzer on Book Likes who notes that “there are several hold your breath moments” and concludes that the entertainment offered by Deadly Lullaby “is well worth the […]

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20 Days and Counting!

My first novel, Deadly Lullaby: A Thriller, goes live for the public to download on September 29, 2015 on all major e-book websites (Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Google Play Books, etc.).  Reviews from advance releases are starting to trickle in.  Andrew Eichner gives it a thumbs up on netgalley.com, stating: “I just found another author […]

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Los Angeles, the setting for Deadly Lullaby

Recently returned from L.A. and, whew, the jet lag from the Pacific to the Eastern time zones is a killer.  I took the scenic drive from LAX up Route 1 to beautiful Carpinteria, CA where I attended my nephew’s wedding.  I look forward to going back to visit them and do a little on-site research […]

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Deadly Lullaby: A Thriller

Robert McClure’s new novel, Deadly Lullaby: A Thriller, is to be released by Random House Publishing Group and its imprint, Alibi, on September 29, 2015. For readers of Harlan Coben and Robert Crais, Robert McClure’s rollicking crime novel of family and felony takes readers on a relentless thrill ride through the L.A. underworld.   Fresh off a […]

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