Bob Truluck (July 28, 1949 - November 2, 2024) was an American

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and noir

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. In 1999, Truluck won the

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/Private Eye Writers of America Award for Best First Private Eye Novel. In 2001, he received the

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for Best First Private Investigator Novel. He was also nominated for a Barry Award and two

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Bibliography

Duncan Sloan series

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Other novels

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Short stories

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Awards

* Winner: 1999 Private Eye Writers of America/

– Best First Private Eye Novel Contest, for ''Street Level'' * Winner: 2001

(Best First P.I. Novel), for ''Street Level'' * Nominee: 2001

Anthony Award The Anthony Awards are literary awards for mystery writers presented at the Bouchercon World Mystery Convention since 1986. The awards are named for Anthony Boucher (1911–1968), one of the founders of the Mystery Writers of America. Categori ...

(Best First Mystery Novel), for ''Street Level'' * Nominee: 2001 Barry Award (Best First Novel), for ''Street Level'' * Nominee: 2003

(Best Short Story), for ''A Man Called Ready'' * Nominee: 2016

Hammett Prize The Hammett Prize is awarded annually by the International Association of Crime Writers, North American Branch (IACW/NA) to a Canadian or US citizen or permanent resident for a book in English in the field of crime writing. Established in 1991, ...

, for ''The Big Nothing''

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