A true crime writer walks a tightrope. Brutal crimes may be sensational, but most of all they are traumatic. The writer must balance facts of the crime about the perpetrator, the witnesses, law enforcement, the judicial, and the survivors. It is not easy to research this material and to sort through events to try to determine what is fact and what has been distorted either through time or one's own perspective. Perpetrators should be held … [Read more...]
Audiobook Available for HIDDEN DEMONS: Evil Visits A Small New England Town, Narrated by Tom Lennon
Audiobook, produced by the award-winning narrator Tom Lennon, is available now! Lewis Lent, a seemingly ordinary neighbor with a hint of peculiarity, reveals himself as a serial killer who instills fear in the small towns of New York and Massachusetts. Margery B. Metger's HIDDEN DEMONS explores his crimes, amplifying the voices of his victims and offering a comprehensive chronicle of Lent's life before, during, and after his murderous rampage. … [Read more...]
Author Celebrates The Launch Of Chilling True Crime HIDDEN DEMONS
HIDDEN DEMONS: Evil Visits A Small New England Town is available now in paperback, hardback, ebook, and audiobook! Amy and Owen Boyington celebrated with me the launch of the book they inspired. Amy told me, "I can't tell you how much I appreciate this. You were the right person for this project." Owen regaled us with his police stories. You can't make this stuff up! … [Read more...]
HIDDEN DEMONS: Evil Visits A Small New England Town
A father, his daughter, and a brave young girl thwarted criminals whose escalating hidden demons led them to bolder and more risky acts of violence in Margery Metzger's Debut True Crime. About The Book On January 7, 1994, residents of Berkshire Hills woke up to a typical snowy winter day in the majestic woods of Western Massachusetts. The quaint New England towns, the idyllic scenery, and the people who lived there could have stepped out of a … [Read more...]
Author Margery B. Metzger On Why She Wrote HIDDEN DEMONS
Why did you choose to write about the horrific crimes committed by Wayne Lo, Lewis Lent Jr, and Nicholas Mangiardi? My interest in writing HIDDEN DEMONS did not start out to showcase the evil deeds of Lent, Lo, and Mangiardi. My intent was to highlight the story of a father and daughter, Owen and Amy Boyington, who apprehended criminals on the same day. The Boyingtons related their story to me many years ago, but it was only after I retired … [Read more...]
Margery B. Metzger
Growing up in a small town in New Jersey, then spreading my wings in the big cities of Cincinnati, Denver, and Detroit, I found my way back to small town America settling more than forty years ago in the beautiful Berkshire Hills of western Massachusetts. Becoming an author spontaneously generated itself in what I thought would be my retirement. It turns out that this is just the next chapter in a life of varied careers that somehow were all … [Read more...]
