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Bryan Gruley
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Bryan Gruley

Bryan Gruley is the Chicago bureau chief of the Wall Street Journal. An award winning journalist, Gruley shared in the Pulitzer Prize given to the Wall Street Journal in 2002 for coverage of the September 11 terrorist attacks. A graduate of Notre... Read full bio

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Q. What’s your fantasy profession?
A. Left wing alongside Pavel Datsyuk, Detroit Red Wings.
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My life in 8 words: "Blessed and lucky."
January 8, 2009

 

Life is good when you can skate into the beer tent.

The tent sits on a frozen lake ringed by...
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The Hanging Tree will be released on August 03, 2010 in Trade Paperback, eBook
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Jul 28, 2010
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Mar 20, 2009
Starvation Lake is now available in Trade Paperback
Mar 03, 2009
Starvation Lake is now available in eBook
Mar 03, 2009
Starvation Lake is now available in Trade Paperback
Mar 03, 2009
Starvation Lake will be released on March 03, 2009 in Trade Paperback
Mar 03, 2009
Starvation Lake is now available in Trade Paperback
Mar 03, 2009
Starvation Lake will be released on March 03, 2009 in eBook
Mar 03, 2009
Starvation Lake is now available in eBook
Mar 03, 2009
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Prologue from Starvation Lake
Feb 13, 2009
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On Ponds and Beer Tents
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Starvation Lake will be released on March 03, 2009 in Trade Paperback
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Starvation Lake will be released on March 03, 2009 in eBook
Dec 19, 2008

Bryan Gruley Revealed

Bryan Gruley Q. If you could meet any historical character, who would it be and what would you say to him or her? A. Jesus Christ: Thank you. Q. Who is your favorite fictional villain? A. Darth Vader, of course. Q. Who is your favorite fictional hero? A. Huck Finn. Q. What is your biggest pet peeve? A. Apostrophes used to signify plurals. Learn more about Bryan Gruley

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National Review, July 4, 2010
...setting for some of Hemingway's finest work, collected in The Nick Adams Stories . The Hanging Tree , by Bryan Gruley -- This is the sequel to Gruley's excellent debut mystery novel, Starvation Lake...
Examiner.com, June 11, 2010
...Megan Abbott (Simon & Schuster) Quarry in the Middle by Max Allan Collins (HardCase Crime) Starvation Lake by Bryan Gruley (Touchstone) The Weight of Silence by Heather Gutenkauf (Mira) Fatal Lies by Frank Tallis (Liebermann Papers #3) (Random House...
Examiner.com, June 6, 2010
...Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie (Flavia de Luce series #1) by Alan Bradley Starvation Lake by Bryan Gruley A Bad Day for Sorry (Stella Hardesty series #1) by Sophie Littlefield The Ghosts of Belfast by Stuart Neville In the Shadow of Gotham by...
Examiner.com, May 31, 2010
...Lee Child's Tripwire She continued the month with pictures of writers Cristina Faust, Alafair Burke, Robert Crais, Bryan Gruley,Gregg Hurwitz, Duane Swierczynski, Shane Gericke, Hank Phillippi Ryan, Michael Koryta, Dennis Lehane, Ace Atkins, Cara Black,...
Chicago Sun-Times, May 31, 2010
...shocking discovery that the girl is half human/half bonobo. (Knopf, $24.95, July 13) 'The Hanging Tree' by Bryan Gruley In this follow-up to Gruley's debut thriller, Starvation Lake, Pine County Sheriff's Deputy Darlene Esper's best friend, Grace...
Chicago Tribune, May 28, 2010
...Dark Places' (2009), the most brilliant and gripping novel of any genre in recent memory. Michigan is where Bryan Gruley set 'Starvation Lake' (2009) and its upcoming sequel, 'The Hanging Tree,' and Indiana is where Michael Koryta placed his new mystery,...
Centre Daily Times, January 27, 2010
...first novel by an American author: "The Girl She Used To Be" by David Cristofano "Starvation Lake" by Bryan Gruley "The Weight of Silence" by Heather Gudenkauf "A Bad Day for Sorry" by Sophie Littlefield "Black Water Rising" by Attica Locke "In the...
Nashville Business Journal, January 19, 2010
...AN AMERICAN AUTHOR The Girl She Used to Be by David Cristofano (Grand Central Publishing) Starvation Lake by Bryan Gruley (Simon & Schuster - Touchstone) The Weight of Silence by Heather Gudenkauf (MIRA Books) A Bad Day for Sorry by Sophie Littlefield...
PR Newswire, January 19, 2010
...AN AMERICAN AUTHOR The Girl She Used to Be by David Cristofano (Grand Central Publishing) Starvation Lake by Bryan Gruley (Simon & Schuster - Touchstone) The Weight of Silence by Heather Gudenkauf (MIRA Books) A Bad Day for Sorry by Sophie Littlefield...
Earthtimes.org, January 19, 2010
...AN AMERICAN AUTHOR The Girl She Used to Be by David Cristofano (Grand Central Publishing) Starvation Lake by Bryan Gruley (Simon & Schuster - Touchstone) The Weight of Silence by Heather Gudenkauf (MIRA Books) A Bad Day for Sorry by Sophie Littlefield...
Hot Springs Village Voice, December 20, 2009
...for 2010. They all agreed that the highlight of the year was the phone interview with the author, Bryan Gruley, who wrote Starvation Lake. --------------------------------------------------------------------- You must be an online subscriber to view this...
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, December 19, 2009
...but indiscriminate list of the best in crime fiction this year. The Best Mystery Set Near a Lake: Bryan Gruley's "Starvation Lake" (Touchstone, 370 pages, $15). Gruley's debut is a compelling mystery with a lake resort in Michigan playing a pivotal role....
Blogger News Network, December 14, 2009
...Bryan Gruley develops slowly through a variety of emotionally scarred and complex characters. Billed with the totally unnecessary subtitle “a mystery” the book operates on several levels with multiple mysteries and...
National Review, December 1, 2009
...institute focusing on terrorism.    JOHN J. MILLER Something new: Starvation Lake , a debut crime novel by Bryan Gruley. I found it by chance at a bookstore on Mackinac Island this summer. It was better than the fudge we also brought home. The...
National Post, November 25, 2009
...people who won't read books. Q: Do you have any favourite up-and-coming authors? A: The first is Bryan Gruley, he put out a crime novel called Starvation Lake - It's his first novel and it focuses on the mysterious death of a youth hockey coach in...
Chicago Reader, September 11, 2009
...Wars here in March.) The other nominees: Fiction Gillian Flynnfor Dark Places Robert Goolrick for A Reliable Wife Bryan Gruley for Starvation Lake David Wrobelewski for The Story of Edgar Sawtelle Nonfiction Michael Perry for Coop: A Year of Poultry,...
Books and Needlepoint, June 21, 2010
...What are you reading on Mondays is hosted by Sheila at One Person's Journey - You can hook up with the Mr. Linky there with your own post - but be sure and let me know what you are reading too!It is really just Monday?  Feels like half my week is gone...
caribousmom, June 20, 2010
...second novel. Learn more about Griffin and her work by visiting the author’s website . Starvation Lake by Bryan Gruley found its way to my doorstep via a Shelf Awareness offer from Simon & Schuster . The book is the first in a projected series and was...
MYSTERIES in PARADISE, June 12, 2010
...ORIGINAL Megan Abbott, BURY ME DEEP, Simon & Schuster Max Allan Collins, QUARRY IN THE MIDDLE, HardCase Crime Bryan Gruley, STARVATION LAKE, Touchstone Heather Gutenkauf, THE WEIGHT OF SILENCE, Mira Frank Tallis, FATAL LIES, Random House Mortalis L....
My Two Blessings, June 9, 2010
... Best First Novel The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley Starvation Lake by Bryan Gruley A Bad Day for Sorry - Sophie Littlefield The Twelve/The Ghosts of Belfast (u.s) by Stuart Neville In the Shadow of Gotham by...
Blogger News Network, December 13, 2009
...tale of deceit, treachery and unspeakable pain.   A debut novel that packs a punch, “Starvation Lake” by Bryan Gruley develops slowly through a variety of emotionally scarred and complex characters. Billed with the totally unnecessary subtitle “a...
The Afterword, November 25, 2009
...of people who won't read books.Q: Do you have any favourite up-and-coming authors?A: The first is Bryan Gruley, he put out a crime novel called Starvation Lake - It's his first novel and it focuses on the mysterious death of a youth hockey coach in...
The Page 69 Test, August 9, 2009
...Bryan Gruley is the Chicago bureau chief of the Wall Street Journal . An award winning journalist, Gruley shared in the Pulitzer Prize given to the Wall Street Journal in 2002 for...