Bob Truluck

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Bob Truluck
Born (1949-07-28) July 28, 1949 (age 74)
Georgia, USA
OccupationNovelist
Genre Crime fiction, noir fiction
Notable awards
Website
bobtruluck.com

Bob Truluck (born July 28, 1949) is 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 has also been nominated for a Barry Award and two Anthony Awards. [5] [6] [7]

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Duncan Sloan series

Other novels

Short stories

Awards

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References

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  5. 1 2 "Barry Awards". Deadly Pleasures Mystery Magazine. Archived from the original on April 23, 2012. Retrieved November 22, 2016.
  6. 1 2 3 "Anthony Award". Bouchercon . Archived from the original on June 9, 2018. Retrieved November 22, 2016.
  7. 1 2 "Hammett Prize". Archived from the original on April 29, 2018. Retrieved October 30, 2017.