I had an idea in my head... After I retired, I had an idea in my head for a book. It was loosely based on my work with the Long Beach Police Department using K9 scent detection and trailing. The story is fiction, but many of the small details of the story are based on things that happened during my career. I had no idea how to write a book. All I had were a series of short stories. I call them scenes that were in my head. When I went to bed at … [Read more...]
Linda Lou Long
Linda Lou Long has worked for over thirty years in a variety of law enforcement and state government positions. Her experience includes working as a Process Officer, riding on Equine Mounted Patrol, and acting as a Search and Rescue Canine Handler. Linda Lou has also worked with juveniles in a youth camp called Camp Sherwood for the Illinois State Police. More recently, Linda Lou is acting as the trainer with the Illinois Police … [Read more...]
Get to know author S.L. Ditmars
Writing is something new to me. I didn't grow up wanting to write a book or be an author. Prior to this book, I had mostly written term papers for college and police reports for work. I've never taken a class on how to write and, right about now, a couple of you may be thinking, "Yeah, I know." I've spent most of my life in public service. After graduating from Lakewood High School, I was awarded a Marine Corps scholarship to the University of … [Read more...]
Author T. J. Champitto On The Fun In Writing Criminals
I DON'T KNOW WHY I WRITE ABOUT BAD GUYS. Maybe it's my love of films like The Usual Suspects, Reservoir Dogs and The Maltese Falcon. Or maybe because I was always in trouble growing up and understood firsthand the relationship between good nature and bad behavior. Either way, I've found a passion for creating characters who wander through the dark world of crime. But it's not all bad. I always find a way to showcase their flaws … [Read more...]
The SHADOWMAKER, an Explosive International Thriller, Set for Release 10/25/2022
I couldn't be more excited about the upcoming release of my latest novel, The Shadowmaker. Following my 2020 debut, The Medina Device, I set out to write an action-packed thriller that focuses on the mind of a criminal and the moral, soul-searching battle between good and evil. I wanted my main character to exude the confidence of a superhero, but also display the weaknesses and imperfections that make us all human. The Shadowmaker, Book … [Read more...]
BY THE SIDE OF THE ROAD
The True Story of The Abduction and Murder of Ann Harrison is Available Now In the early hours of March 22, 1989, two friends - career criminals with violent felony convictions - drove around the eastern Kansas City area in a stolen car committing a series of crimes. The weather was mild for late March in Kansas City; the sky was clear, and there was the pale remnant of a Full Moon that bore the dubious name of Death Moon, the last full moon of … [Read more...]
Marla Bernard
A former police sergeant, Marla Bernard is a passionate victim's rights advocate, author, and public speaker. She received her Master of Arts with honors from Baker University. She serves as adjunct faculty for a national university where she has written several criminal justice courses and has been a contributor to national law enforcement publications. She and her husband were recently filmed for an upcoming true crime series in the … [Read more...]
T.J. Champitto
Hi there, my name is T.J. Champitto and I'm the award-winning author of The Medina Device, and The Shadowmaker. My debut released in 2020 and earned a Pencraft Award for Literary Excellence, a Maxy Award for Best Thriller, and was named a finalist for the Silver Falchion Award. Prior to becoming a novelist, I explored the globe as a travel blogger and journalist, with features in publications such as Destinations Travel, Kulkuri Magazine, and … [Read more...]
‘I DON’T LIKE MONDAYS’ Blog | Life In Prison (Parole Update)
Author, N. Leigh Hunt's blog, themurderhistorian.blogspot.com, is "all about Brenda Spencer and [the] strange world that surrounds her." Life in Prison (Parole Update) (UPDATED August 18th 2022) Incarcerated person Brenda Spencer stipulated to a three-year Board of Parole Hearings parole suitability denial on Aug. 18, 2022. (CDCR statement) Brenda said the board hearing went well and hopes to get her parole plans in better shape before she … [Read more...]
N. Leigh Hunt
WildBlue Press Author I am a South African born crime historian and broadcaster living in the United Kingdom. I am a member of the American Society of Criminology and considered an expert on the "I Don't Like Monday's" school shooting in 1979. My formative years were spent in sunny California after moving from the UK. I started my career at a small radio station in the Bay Area, Northern California after attending university in San Diego … [Read more...]
