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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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A. Left wing alongside Pavel Datsyuk, Detroit Red Wings.
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My life in 8 words: "Blessed and lucky."
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Bryan Gruley Q. What’s your best quality? A. The ability to forgive. Q. What are your most overused words or phrases? A. Words that can't be written on a family website. 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. If you could be anywhere in the world right now, where would you choose to be? A. Here. Learn more about Bryan Gruley

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North Jersey.com, August 19, 2010
..."The Hanging Tree," by Bryan Gruley; Touchstone Books, $15. A gnarled old oak towers over Main Street about a mile from the center of the little town of Starvation Lake, Mich. From its branches hang...
Bradenton Herald, August 8, 2010
...The Hanging Tree (Touchstone Books, $15), by Bryan Gruley A gnarled old oak towers over Main Street about a mile from the center of the little town of Starvation Lake, Mich. From its branches hang dozens and dozens...
Springfield News-Leader, August 8, 2010
..."The Hanging Tree" (Touchstone Books, $15), by Bryan Gruley: A gnarled old oak towers over Main Street about a mile from the center of the little town of Starvation Lake, Mich. From its branches hang dozens and dozens...
Sun Herald, August 8, 2010
...costs, and that most folks in town think he’s a fool. Gus was also the protagonist of Bryan Gruley’s first novel, “Starvation Lake” (2009), an Edgar Award nominee for best first novel. Gus was a big city journalist once, but he made a big...
Kalamazoo Gazette, August 3, 2010
...Follow Share this story Story tools Author Bryan Gruley is Chicago bureau chief of the Wall Street Journal and a former Kalamazoo Gazette reporter. 1 0 Share By Bradley S. PinesSpecial to the Kalamazoo GazetteBryan Gruley found a...
MSN Entertainment, August 2, 2010
..."The Hanging Tree" (Touchstone Books, $15), by Bryan Gruley: A gnarled old oak towers over Main Street about a mile from the center of the little town of Starvation Lake, Mich. From its branches hang dozens and dozens...
City Pulse, July 28, 2010
...At a book signing and reading last year at Schuler Books & Music in Okemos, mystery author Bryan Gruley was asked by a former co-worker from The Detroit News if the thought ever crossed his mind that he had only one book in him. 'He asked that question...
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,...
HOCKEE NIGHT - home of FRIDAY NIGHT FIGHTS and THE, August 3, 2010
...hockey somehow shoehorned into the plot.  Well, I needn't have worried on that point.  Author Bryan Gruley certainly knows his hockey.  He gets all the little details of the game those who play it right.  The book is set in 1999 and most of the...
Books and Needlepoint, August 2, 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!Wow - Can you believe it is August?  School starts here in 2...
Award Tragic, July 31, 2010
...First Novel THE SWEETNESS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PIE by Alan Bradley (Delacorte Press) STARVATION LAKE by Bryan Gruley (Touchstone) A BAD DAY FOR SORRY by Sophie Littlefield (Minotaur Books) THE TWELVE/THE GHOSTS OF BELFAST by Stuart Neville (Harvill...
Books and Needlepoint, July 26, 2010
...Lena Book by Steven McKinney, Valerie McKinneyThe Summer of Skinny Dipping by Amanda HowellsStarvation Lake: A Mystery by Bryan Gruley (Sheila - you gotta read this one)Forget You by Jennifer Echols  Ready - Set - Read!...
Jen's Book Thoughts, July 22, 2010
...to be Blackburn's and there's reason to believe he was murdered, not drowned. STARVATION LAKE is Bryan Gruley's debut novel and boy did Gruley ever make a splash on the first go round. The small town of Starvation Lake is populated with a cast of...
Books and Needlepoint, July 19, 2010
...Warrior by Amanda ScottThe Little Giant of Aberdeen County by Tiffany BakerBathroom Book:Starvation Lake: A Mystery by Bryan Gruley (Don't worry Sheila - it is coming out of the bathroom this weekend!)Audio Book:The Scarecrow by Michael Connelly - This...
Books and Needlepoint, July 12, 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!My goal last week was to get caught up on reviews - and I did...
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...
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...