{"id":940,"date":"2025-12-17T12:26:32","date_gmt":"2025-12-17T17:26:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bonnarspring.com\/?p=940"},"modified":"2025-12-17T12:26:33","modified_gmt":"2025-12-17T17:26:33","slug":"a-conversation-with-lou-berney","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bonnarspring.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/17\/a-conversation-with-lou-berney\/","title":{"rendered":"A Conversation with Lou Berney"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"711\" height=\"601\" src=\"https:\/\/bonnarspring.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/louBerney.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-941\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bonnarspring.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/louBerney.png 711w, https:\/\/bonnarspring.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/louBerney-300x254.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 711px) 100vw, 711px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This week on Crime Wave: It\u2019s our 100th episode and award-winning novelist Lou Berney returns with CROOKS, the story of the Mercurio crime family\u2014Buddy, a low-level mob wise guy, his wife Lillian, a charming pickpocket, and their five children. CROOKS opens in 1960s Las Vegas and then spans decades and continents as the children grow\u2014and grapple, in their own ways, with the family\u2019s powerful criminal legacy. Berney\u2019s razor-sharp storytelling delivers a propulsive and deeply <a><\/a>human crime novel that balances tension with heart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Do Not Miss this one!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Connect with Lou: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.louberney.com\/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAYnJpZBExeHYxYzBJcDRDTnU4UHJxTHNydGMGYXBwX2lkEDIyMjAzOTE3ODgyMDA4OTIAAR7CzPrNAqnU2f7y-DZX2V_BuXJirJBwj46mfPZIbdlMtlB3bOnwfcGD6xC_Iw_aem_0LLXziJP1LEESbLO6VjNQA\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.louberney.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Listen:<br>On <a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/authorsontheair\/lou-berney-crooks-crime-wave?fbclid=IwY2xjawOvxbJleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETF4djFjMElwNENOdThQcnFMc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHt_BtIVTWr_eNADITPesBWgWKguQ8ZSWG8vwkXdy94GheAfNCTWogfxcT9Sn_aem_lBvNENMPD2Y_yT47X7pNsA\">SoundCloud<\/a><br>On <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/episode\/4gqlhcyRRlC47Vn3YLxM9O?fbclid=IwY2xjawOvxeRleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETF4djFjMElwNENOdThQcnFMc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHsLM-s0CqdTZ_vL4NlfZX8G5cmKskHCPjqZ89kht2Uy2UHds6fB9wYPrEL8j_aem_0LLXziJP1LEESbLO6VjNQA\">Spotify<\/a><br>On <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iheart.com\/podcast\/269-authors-on-the-air-global-88373959\/episode\/lou-berney-crooks-crime-312918430\/?fbclid=IwY2xjawOvxhxleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETF4djFjMElwNENOdThQcnFMc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHlHM0EFUt9gPptzrVVoEKA4EA8rPvAPzMcJc_fIsCcOR4LCJL8kRwajco7PT_aem_rZD_A59pZ4E0e2iuwpEiKg\">iHeart<\/a><br>On <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/lou-berney-crooks-crime-wave\/id687959058?i=1000741460767\">Apple<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Crime Wave is part of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AuthorsOnTheAir?__cft__[0]=AZbn1M0vQHmo7oMQK-y1S4kBI4sRV80p2nRSALMyucfM8IjQBigvq6kVg2Wx_KUYJDjdNQBhc_QWOklP1aYPzvDkEcr8x5MGwrtsLjtzxUPWqXHqrC2SYgx7khSjHaiBTTz-_E3Qa0YG78hduWBto0VHop5_KDmxVAbI_41V-CeSeA&amp;__tn__=-]K-R\">Authors on The Air<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week on Crime Wave: It\u2019s our 100th episode and award-winning novelist Lou Berney returns with CROOKS, the story of the Mercurio crime family\u2014Buddy, a low-level mob wise guy, his wife Lillian, a charming pickpocket, and their five children. 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