Providence Rag (Liam Mulligan), by Bruce DeSilva
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Edgar Award-winner Bruce DeSilva returns with Liam Mulligan, an old-school investigative reporter for a dying newspaper in Providence, Rhode Island.
Inspired by a true story, Providence Rag finds Mulligan, his pal Mason, and the newspaper they both work for at an ethical crossroad. The youngest serial killer in history butchered five of his neighbors before he was old enough to drive. When he was caught eighteen years ago, Rhode Island's antiquated criminal statutes―never intended for someone like him―required that all juveniles, no matter their crimes, be released at age twenty-one. The killer is still behind bars, serving time for crimes supposedly committed on the inside.
That these charges were fabricated is an open secret; but nearly everyone is fine with it―if the monster ever gets out more people will surely die. But Mason is not fine with it. If officials can get away with framing this killer they could do it to anybody. As Mason sets out to prove officials are perverting the justice system, Mulligan searches frantically for some legal way to keep the monster behind bars. The dueling investigations pit the friends against each other in a high-stakes race against time―and snares them in an ethical dilemma that has no right answer.
Providence Rag (Liam Mulligan), by Bruce DeSilva- Amazon Sales Rank: #508342 in Books
- Published on: 2015-03-17
- Released on: 2015-03-17
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 9.21" h x 1.00" w x 6.28" l, 1.00 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 368 pages
From Booklist *Starred Review* The third entry in this gritty newspaper series spans 20 years, from 1992 to 2012, at the start of which a teenage male commits five gruesome murders, is imprisoned for them, and, years later, becomes the center of a campaign to free prisoners convicted as juveniles. Liam Mulligan, the series hero, is a longtime newspaperman for a Providence, Rhode Island, paper who has witnessed the reduction of resources and the firings of friends, all the while still loving the imperiled business. Mulligan’s coverage of the murders in 1992 was partially responsible for finding the killer. Under the state’s criminal code, the killer should have been released at age 21, but creative fiddling has kept this killer safely behind bars. The son of the paper’s publisher wants to launch an investigation into what he sees as corruption, making the killer’s freedom a looming possibility. The ethical dilemma seems a bit forced, but it does raise the possibility of more mayhem to come. But there is real suspense here. And Mulligan’s character, played off the vicissitudes of his job, is skillfully layered and engaging. DeSilva, who worked for decades at the AP, won an Edgar for Best First Novel for Rogue Island (2010). He knows of what he writes. --Connie Fletcher
Review “Edgar-winner DeSilva melds moral dilemmas with a suspenseful plot in his third novel featuring Providence, R.I.-based reporter Liam Mulligan (after 2012's Cliff Walk), his best yet.” ―Publisher's Weekly, Starred Review
About the Author
BRUCE DeSILVA spent forty-one years as a journalist before writing Rogue Island, his first novel, which won the 2011 Edgar and Macavity Awards for Best First Novel.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. The Potential Release of a Psychosexual Killer Creates Havoc in Bruce DeSilva's Provocative Thriller, "Providence Rag" By J. B. Hoyos Liam Mulligan, sports reporter for Rhode Island's "Providence Dispatch," begins a new line of reporting when he is asked by his boss to investigate the brutal stabbing deaths of Becky Medeiros and her four-year-old daughter, Jessica. Two years later, another blond woman and her children are slaughtered in the same fashion. Mulligan helps solve the crimes. The perp's identity does not fit the FBI's profile of a typical serial killer. When the perp is eligible for parole, prison officials fabricate reasons for keeping him in prison. All hell breaks loose when Mulligan's young, ambitious coworker, Edward Mason, begins a one-man crusade to free the serial killer. I must brag about Bruce DeSilva's provocative thriller, "Providence Rag." It is one of the most thoroughly entertaining novels I've read this year; it is positively engrossing. "Providence Rag" is the best of the Liam Mulligan trilogy, which includes "Rogue Island" (Rogue Island) and "Cliff Walk" [Cliff Walk: A Liam Mulligan Novel]. Spanning several decades, the novel chronicles the life of a psychosexual killer from childhood to adult. It is controversial in that it raises questions about nature versus nurture in regards to the creation of a serial killer. Does an abusive environment create a serial killer or simply reinforce their innate desire to murder? I found it disturbing that the serial killer's collection of favorite horror films mirrored my own. However, I am not a serial killer. Coincidentally, both the serial killer and I were raised in Christian homes with supportive, loving families. The serial killer in "Providence Rag" chooses to kill; I do not. Perhaps DeSilva's novel would have been more aptly titled, "Providence Rage." Many are enraged over the events of this novel, including myself. The serial killer may be released and all of Rhode Island is enraged. I detest the serial killer, who is extremely perverse, demented, and amoral. He declares his innocence while dreaming of being released so that he can kill again. I am angry at the rich, spoiled Mason who is working diligently to free the serial killer while his coworkers, Mulligan and Gloria Costa (a victim of a brutal attack herself), are diligently trying to thwart his efforts and keep the murderer in prison. Sometimes, there are hilarious consequences. Mason suffers much abuse (in the form of threatening letters, a vandalized car, etc.) from concerned citizens and prison guards. I kept wondering when Mason was going to realize that this scumbag's freedom wasn't worth the suffering he was enduring. However, he is persistent that justice be served despite the consequences towards him and the many blonde women who are potential prey when the killer who is released. "Providence Rag" is both a superb whodunit and a gripping courtroom drama. Much of the novel is spent on Mulligan and his police friend, Andy Jennings, investigating the brutal slayings of two blonde women and their daughters. Next, the perp is incarcerated and, years later, Mulligan must relive the nightmare as he struggles with his conscious while trying to keep the serial killer locked away. "Providence Rag" is seeped with human drama. I felt sorrow for Mulligan as he experiences one tragedy after another as the years pass. His trips to the graveyard to visit a dear friend tore at my heart. His coworker, Gloria, must struggle with her fear that the serial killer will be released. Her eye patch is a constant reminder of the pain she suffered from one brutal attack. Meanwhile, Mulligan, Gloria, and Mason must also live with the fear of losing their jobs as subscriptions for the "Providence Dispatch" are cancelled because of a disastrous economy and anger over its publication of articles that will help free the serial killer. There is something for everyone in Bruce DeSilva's superb "Providence Rag": a vicious psychosexual killer, gory killings, a riveting whodunit, controversial political issues, emotional human drama, dark humor, and tender romance. I can't give this novel enough praise. All mystery fans should read it. What disturbs me the most about this novel is that it is based on two actual serial killers who terrorized Rhode Island. DeSilva, a former reporter for the "Providence Journal," obviously knows what he is writing about in this fast-paced novel, which reads like non-fiction. Readers will stay up late to learn the identity of the serial killer and whether or not he will go free. I can't wait to read DeSilva's next Liam Mulligan novel to learn if it as good as "Providence Rag." That is going to be a tough act to follow.Joseph B. Hoyos
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful. Anything but Providence By David A. Ames What a good and fast read. DeSilva has done it again with his third novel of murder and corruption in Providence and Rhode Island. Having worked at the Providence Journal newspaper he knows the terrain well and developed his plot accordingly. A fine book unless you are squeamish.
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Mysterious Book Report No 161 - Providence Rag By John McKenna Mysterious Book Report No 161 - Providence Ragby John Dwaine McKennaOne of my favorite literary characters and amateur sleuths is a wise-cracking, cigar-chomping, hometown-homeboy ace investigative reporter and crime-fighting journalist by the name of Liam Mulligan. He’s based in Providence, Rhode Island, working for a venerated, one hundred forty year old newspaper that’s barely managing to stay afloat, thanks mostly to the publisher’s deep sense of responsibility to the city and public he serves . . . and his willingness to subsidize it from his own pocket. Mulligan’s job hangs by a thread, but he keeps right on doing it to the best of his ability; an act which makes him a noble character, worthy of our attention, if not our adulation. He’s the creation of Bruce DeSilva, himself an old newspaperman with forty years of reporting experience to his credit. His newest work is Providence Rag, (Forge/Tom Doherty & Associates, $25.99, 351 pages, ISBN 978-0-7653-7429-5), in which Mulligan and the paper he works for are caught on the horns of an ethical dilemma. At issue is Rhode Island’s youngest-ever serial killer. He’s an unrepentant monster who killed five of his neighbors as a young teenager, not yet old enough to drive a car. He’s due to be released from prison because of a technicality in the law which states that all teenaged prisoners, no matter what the crime, must be released on their twenty-first birthday. It’s an antiquated statute, never amended or rewritten, and never intended to deal with a case such as this. The killer’s release date has been pushed back and delayed by false accusations of violence, sworn to by various prison guards and attested to by others in order to prevent the fully-grown man who dreams of committing more murders from leaving the penitentiary. The ploy is common knowledge among law enforcement officials and Mulligan is in agreement. Mason however, Mulligan’s pal and the publisher’s son, is actively campaigning for the prisoner’s immediate release on moral, ethical and legal grounds, thus setting in motion an ethical dilemma from which there is no apparent solution. Based upon an actual case history, Providence Rag will keep you involved to the last word on the last page as your sense of moral outrage wrestles with your primal urge to protect those you love. Powerful and timely, this one’s another winner from the Edgar awarded pen of Bruce DeSilva.Like the review? The greatest compliment you can give is to share it with others on Facebook and follow us on Goodreads.www.Facebook.com/JohnDwaineMcKennawww.Goodreads.com/JohnDwaineMcKenna
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