Informazioni generali

Data di nascita: 1950-07-15
Sesso: male
Nazionalità: USA
Luogo di nascita: Sandy Hollow, Pennsylvania, USA
Luogo di residenza: Pennsylvania, USA
Premi e riconoscimenti: Drue Heinz Literature Prize (1984), and was chosen for that award by author Joyce Carol Oates.
Agente: Sandy Lu (L. Perkins Agency)
Breve biografia: Randall Silvis is the multi-genre author of eighteen critically acclaimed novels, two story collections, and a book of creative nonfiction named a best-of-the-year book by the Toronto Globe & Mail. Two more novels are scheduled for publication in 2021 and 2022. Silvis was the first Pennsylvanian to win the prestigious Drue Heinz Literature Prize (1984), and was chosen for that award by author Joyce Carol Oates. His work has been published in over a hundred editions in several languages.

A former contributing writer for the Discovery Channel magazines, Silvis is also a prize-winning playwright and produced screenwriter. His work has appeared on best-of-the-year lists from the New York Times, the Toronto Globe & Mail, SfSite.com, Strand magazine, and the International Association of Crime Writers, and has been hailed as “masterful” not only by the New York Times Book Review but also by Publishers Weekly, Booklist, Mystery Scene magazine, and several other review sources.

Silvis has been nominated twice for Pushcart Prizes for his short fiction, and was a two-time Hammett Prize finalist for literary excellence in the field of crime writing. His many literary awards include two National Endowment for the Arts literature fellowships, a Fulbright Senior Scholar Research Award, six writing fellowships from the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts for his fiction, drama, and screenwriting, and a Doctor of Letters degree awarded in recognition of “a sustained record of distinguished literary achievement.”

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Two Days Gone: A Literary Thriller (Ryan DeMarco… di Randall Silvis

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher Sourcebooks Landmark for the free electronic ARC of this novel, received in exchange for an honest review. Randall Silvis is a new author for me but this is not my first go around with this kind of novel I love suspense reads. the introduction was a beautiful blueprint, I loved Ryan DeMarco as a character I felt that his portrayal of what a police officer goes through while engrossed in a case is spot on. I however did not connect well with professor Huston. That’s not to say I didn’t enjoy the story I actually did. What I loved was that the novel is told from the points of view of both Thomas Huston and Ryan DeMarco. The whole time while I was reading this I didn't know who committed these gruesome murders. It is a puzzle with both protagonist in the center while we the readers are fed each piece slowly to make sure we enjoy the read as a whole. I felt that the story started off great and held my interest. I think the best part of it was you will never guess who actually did it. I will not compare it to other books what I will say is that it is a good way to spend an hour or two if your poison of choice is a good thriller. Even though this was a three-star read for me I will be buying more from this author to see how he progresses.… (altro)

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b00kdarling87 | 26 altre recensioni | Jan 7, 2024 |

The Deepest Black: A Novel di Randall Silvis

I do not know where to begin with my review of The Deepest Black by Randall Silvis. It should also be noted that I did not want to finish reading, but finish it I did in the hope that all would become clear about these characters and this plot. Oddly, the author has inserted himself as the main character which made this feel like true crime rather than fiction. Three murders have occurred in Pennsylvania and Randall Silvis is approached by a stranger who gives him the details about these murders, assuring him that he should look into the case. From that point on, the story becomes muddled with characters popping in and out, here and there, some supposedly hallucinations. This is not my first Silvis novel and I was disappointed but this is probably just a one-off. The author was aiming for something completely different and that was accomplished at the expense of a good story. This is only my opinion and readers should form their own. Thank you to Poisoned Pen Press, NetGalley and the author for the e-ARC in exchange for an honest review.… (altro)

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carole888fort | 1 altra recensione | Oct 2, 2022 |

The Deepest Black di Randall Silvis

The Deepest Black by Randall Silvis is a very highly recommended metafiction true crime memoir where Silvis is the main character.

When Silvis can't come up with the idea for a new novel he just happens to meet a stranger at a buffet who tells him about a murder case in a nearby small town in Pennsylvania’s rural Mercer County. Thomas Kennaday tells him some vague details about a local mystery involving an abandoned baby and the shooting deaths of two adults and a child. Then he mentions a young woman who will have more details, Phoebe, a resident of the house where the shootings occurred. The problem is that she only reveals small portions of the story as dictated by Kennaday, and there is much more going on that is apparent in her comments. This sends Silvis on a quest to uncover what really happened and why Kennaday told him about it.

Written like a true crime story this odd genre bending novel follows the plot of a true crime novel and a mystery but also veers off into supernatural. Silvis is the main character and narrator. I may be an outlier, but I though it was not only totally engrossing, but un-put-downable. Sure there are references to various collusions, unknown sections of alphabet agencies, an abuse ring, inexplicable events, spirituality, UFOs, oppression, mind control, men in black, and more, but it all made sense within the narrative. I appreciated his honest opinions about events he is observing in the novel.

Obviously, this is a novel that will work brilliantly for some readers and not for others.
Disclosure: My review copy was courtesy of Poison Pen Press via NetGalley.
http://www.shetreadssoftly.com/2022/07/the-deepest-black.html… (altro)

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SheTreadsSoftly | 1 altra recensione | Jul 31, 2022 |

Two Days Gone: A Literary Thriller (Ryan DeMarco… di Randall Silvis

DNF!

After reading two books in a row that was pretty bad did I not feel like adding another one to the list. The story about a professor that kills his whole family should be interesting, however, it's a lackluster novel that lacks compelling characters and instead how trying to find the missing professor is the cop more interested in finding the notebook that contains the book the professor is working on. Also, we get the professors POV during the story's progressed and I mentally groan every time it's time for his POV. The writing is meh, the story is meh and my feeling towards the book is blah!… (altro)

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