Randall Silvis

Randall Silvis

7 Series

Randall Silvis is an American author renowned for his Ryan DeMarco Mystery series. He has also achieved success as a prize-winning playwright, a produced screenwriter, and a prolific essayist.

In Randall Silvis's "First the Thunder," three brothers—Harvey, a truck driver; Will, who owns a struggling bar; and Stevie, working odd jobs—navigate life in a run-down Pennsylvania town. When Harvey is betrayed by his brother-in-law in a deal, he enlists his brothers to seek revenge. Their plan unravels, leading them to uncover a shocking secret that could alter their lives. To navigate the ensuing chaos, they rely on Will's wife, Laci, who may hold the key to averting disaster.

Edgar Allan Poe

On Night's Shore

(2001)

Disquiet Heart

(2002)

Ryan DeMarco Mystery

Two Days Gone

(2017)

Walking the Bones

(2018)

A Long Way Down,

(2019)

No Woods So Dark as These

(2020)

When All Light Fails

(2021)

Standalone Novels

Luckiest Man in the World

(1984)

Excelsior

(1988)

An Occasional Hell

(1993)

Under the Rainbow

(1993)

Dead Man Falling

(1996)

Mysticus

(1999)

Doubly Dead

(2004)

In a Town Called Mundomuerto

(2007)

Hangtime

(2009)

The Boy Who Shoots Crows

(2011)

Blood & Ink

(2015)

Only the Rain

(2017)

First the Thunder

(2018)

The Deepest Black

(2022)

Short Stories/Novellas

Flying Fish

(2012)

The Indian

(2013)

Snap

(2014)

Short Story Collections

Incident on Ten-Right Road

(2019)

Non-Fiction

The 50 Greatest Dads of All Time

(1998)

Heart So Hungry

(2004)

North of Unknown

(2005)

From the Mirror: Reflections on Living, Writing, and Dying Well

(2021)

Anthologies

Twilight Zone Magazine, December 1985

(1985)

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