RG Belsky Blog - R.G. Belsky

Donald Bain

10/27/2017

So sad to hear about the death of Donald Bain, the wonderful and prolific author of the Murder She Wrote books, Margaret Truman's "Capital Crimes" mysteries and so much more during his lifetime. I met Donald and his wife/co-author Renee Paley-Bain at my first mystery conference for the Gil Malloy books, and they were unbelievably kind to me. Renee actually asked me to autograph a copy of The Kennedy Connection for her, and Donald surprised me by sending me an enthusiastic email afterward telling me how much he loved the book. I have proudly used one of his lines from that email ("Gil Malloy for President!) as an author blurb ever since.
This is me with them at Killer Nashville in 2015. Renee died not long afterward, and now they're both gone too soon. RIP.

LOVERBOY: Dec. 26, available for pre-order

10/23/2017

"LOVERBOY carries you along a fast-paced track, fools you into thinking you have it all figured out, then slams you into a blank wall around the corner." - Star-Ledger of NJ

It's official! LOVERBOY - my '90s thriller about a legendary serial killer from the past who may or may not be back murdering people - will be re-released on Dec. 26 by Harper Collins in paperback and ebook. You can pre-order the Kindle version now for just $3.99...

https://www.amazon.com/Loverboy-R-G-Belsky-ebook/dp/B076H1Z243/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1508758127&sr=1-1&keywords=loverboy+belsky

Loverboy & Playing Dead

10/12/2017

Excited to announce that two thrillers I did in the '90s - LOVERBOY and PLAYING DEAD - are being re-released by Harper Collins in a few months. They'll be available in both paperback and (for the first time) e-book. Both books are about newspaper reporters chasing after serial killers (Hey, I write what I know!). More details to come soon...

The Cinderella Murders

9/1/2017

Excited to announce that I've just signed with Oceanview Publishing to do a new book for 2019: a thriller called THE CINDERELLA MURDERS. It will be my second mystery featuring TV journalist Clare Carlson - the first one, YESTERDAY'S NEWS, comes out in May 2018. Here's the official announcement from the "Recent Deals" section of Publishers Marketplace:
August 25, 2017 - THE CINDERELLA MURDERS, by R.G. Belsky
Fiction: Thriller

R.G. Belsky's THE CINDERELLA MURDERS, for a TV news director, the murder of a homeless woman is just another day at the office, until that homeless woman's name is discovered on a hit list along with several prominent and influential people, to Pat Gussin at Oceanview, by Nalini Akolekar at Spencerhill Associates (World).

YESTERDAY'S NEWS - Coming in 2018

8/11/2017

Excited to reveal the cover of my new book, YESTERDAY'S NEWS, which will be coming out from Oceanview Publishers in May 2018. It also won the Claymore Award for best new writing project at Killer Nashville last year.

Here's a brief description:

              When eleven-year-old Lucy Devlin disappeared on her way to school more than a decade ago, it became one of the most famous missing child cases in history.
           The story turned reporter Clare Carlson into a media superstar overnight. Clare broke exclusive after exclusive and got unprecedented access with the Devlin family to write about the heartbreaking search for their young daughter. She later won a Pulitzer Prize for her extraordinary coverage of the case.
            Now Clare finds herself thrust back on this sensational story all over again. There’s new evidence. New victims. And new suspects. Too many suspects. Everyone from members of a motorcycle gang to a prominent politician running for a U.S. Senate seat seem to have secrets they’re hiding about what really might have happened to Lucy Devlin.
            But, as she digs deeper into the tangled case, we realize that Clare has her own secrets too.
           And, in order to find out the truth about Lucy Devlin, she must finally confront hard truths from her own past.

Screenplay News....

8/2/2017

This is turning out to be a helluva week for me: Just found out I'm a Preliminary Finalist at Creative World Awards for two different screenplays I wrote - SHOOTING FOR THE STARS (based on my 2015 novel) and THE PERFECT VICTIM. Listings here:

http://www.creativeworldawards.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/CONGRATULATIONS-TO-THE-2017-PRELIMINARY-FINALISTS-HTF-FEATURE.pdf

KILLER NASHVILLE 2017

8/1/2017

Thrilled to be named a Finalist for both the Silver Falchion Award for Best Thriller (Blonde Ice - the most recent Gil Malloy book) and the Claymore Award (for a new manuscript called The Hitler Legacy). Awards ceremony will be August 26 at the Killer Nashville awards banquet. I'll be there!

Fascinating book about covering Vietnam

7/6/2017

My friend and fellow author Terry Irving has edited this remarkable book about a subject of great interest to me – TV coverage of the Vietnam War. The book is by legendary war cameraman Yasutsune “Tony” Hirashiki who (with the help of longtime ABC producer Irving) tells the story of his ten years on the frontlines in Vietnam. There are big on-air names you will recognize (Ted Koppel, Sam Donaldson) – but also many others who covered what became known as the first “television” war. Some of the stories are filled with drama and heroism; others are scary as they recount the constant danger that journalists were in covering this war; and there’s also plenty of light-hearted moments. Like how Yasutsune Hirashiki got the nickname “Tony” so the ABC reporter he was working with could warn him to get out of danger quickly (“Keep your head down, Tony!”) instead of taking time in a firefight to yell out his full name! As someone who was a military journalist in the Army back in the ‘60s (I wound up being an intelligence analyst instead when I got to Vietnam, but that’s a whole other story), I found “On the Frontlines of the Television War” particularly fascinating. And I recommend it as a great read for anyone about this tumultuous time in our history.

5-Star Reader Review

7/1/2017

A new 5-Star reader review for BLONDE ICE on Goodreads....

"I received a copy for a honest review I absolutely loved this I could not put it down from page one I was hooked . A perfect book to me is one which makes you forget everything else around you. I loved the characters and plot of the story . I just wished I knew it was a part of a series I would have picked them up too I still loved this though." -Samantha Osborne

Available now for just $.99 on Kindle: https://www.amazon.com/Blonde-Ice-Malloy-Novel-Book-ebook/dp/B01CO349C0/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1498917904&sr=8-1&keywords=blonde+ice+belsky

My interview with Meg Gardiner...

6/30/2017

Meg Gardiner's new thriller UNSUB - inspired by the Zodiac Killer case - is not only a terrific read, but it has also been bought by CBS for a new TV series.

Meg talks to me in the new issue of The Big Thrill mag about writing the book; her previous careers as a lawyer and teaching in college; and even about being a three-time champion on Jeopardy.

As someone who's read a lot of serial killer novels (and written a few myself), I highly recommend UNSUB!