Bob Truluck
American novelist (born 1949)
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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]
BornJuly 28, 1949
Georgia, USA
DiedNovember 2, 2024
Tallahassee, FL
OccupationNovelist
GenreCrime fiction, noir fiction
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| Born | July 28, 1949 Georgia, USA |
| Died | November 2, 2024 Tallahassee, FL |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Genre | Crime fiction, noir fiction |
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Bibliography
Duncan Sloan series
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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]