Bob Truluck
American novelist
Bob Truluck (July 28, 1949 - November 2, 2024) was an American crime and noir novelist. In 1999, Truluck won the St. Martin's Press/Private Eye Writers of America Award for Best First Private Eye Novel. In 2001, he received the Shamus Award for Best First Private Investigator Novel. He was also nominated for a Barry Award and two Anthony Awards.
Bibliography
Duncan Sloan series
Street Level. New York: St. Martin's Minotaur. 2000.
Saw Red.
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