When I originally set out to write about the murders of Venus Montoya and Brandaline Rose DuVall more than twenty years ago, I had no idea the various paths the tale would take. I thought it was basically a story about the brutality and downfall of a small but violent Denver street gang, the Deuce-Seven Bloods. What made it different from other gang stories was that instead of shooting at rivals, some members had been accused of killing two … [Read more...]
Joni Ankerson
Joni Ankerson lives in her hometown of Traverse City, Michigan. After being released from prison in April of 2017, she returned home to the house she grew up in and is moving forward with her new, independent life. She is a strong advocate for victims of domestic violence and has many family members, friends and community members that support her and stand behind her. She hopes that by sharing her story, other victims will gain the … [Read more...]
Alice Kay Hill On The Historical “Queen Of The Prairie”
Dusty-backed rattlesnakes, coldly oblivious to an artificial world, were displayed in an unlikely place: the storefront windows of the two-story 1907 Shirley Opera House, Atwood, KS. Rawlins County boys tasted fear and conquered it by rapping on the wavery panes of original glass, hoping to create a strike. This was an ageless form of entertainment, baiting danger at the expense of a perceived enemy. It was not, however, fit entertainment for the … [Read more...]
Author Steve Jackson On The Case That “Will Haunt Him Always”
Brandy Duvall "A little before midnight on May 30, 1997, fourteen-year-old Brandy Duvall waited at a bus stop in the Denver area for a ride back to her grandparents' home after spending the evening at a friend's home. She was wearing a bright-red Chicago Bulls jersey bearing the number of her favorite player, Michael Jordan. It was the shirt, a favorite of the Bloods gang, that attracted the five young gang members in the car that circled the … [Read more...]
New York Times Bestselling Author Steve Jackson Brings Readers Another True Crime Classic With NO ANGELS
A little before midnight on May 30, 1997, fourteen-year-old Brandy DuVall waited at a bus stop in the Denver area for a ride back to her grandparents' home after spending the evening at a friend’s home. She was wearing a bright-red Chicago Bulls jersey bearing the number of her favorite player, Michael Jordan. It was the shirt, a favorite of the Bloods gang, that attracted the five young gang members in the car that circled the block and came … [Read more...]
Book Trailer for FIRST DEGREE RAGE by Paula May
Official book trailer for the true crime book, First Degree Rage by Paula May. Learn more and get your copy here: wbp.bz/fdra Available in paperback, ebook, and audiobook. "There was no brown in his eyes at all. They were just two black buttons. I looked in his eyes. All I saw was solid black against the whites. It wasn’t natural. It was… creepy, unnerving, demonic." - Detective Paula May Terrifying things are happening to Kay Weden, a … [Read more...]
Author Patrick Gallagher On Fantasies And How They Played A Part In ‘TIL DEATH DO US …’
Many young men have fantasies about older women. It is a rite of growing up. When I was in my late teens, I was very enamored with my Aunt Cecelia – despite the fact that she was older than my own father! Of course, these are just fantasies and we outgrow them. Nothing comes of them. Usually. However, occasionally a young man actually does become involved with a much older woman, and the result is often not … [Read more...]
Book Trailer for MONSTER by Steve Jackson, Narrated by Kevin Pierce, Part 2
This New York Times Bestseller is now available in audiobook for the first time! On a snowy winter evening in 1982, twenty-one-year-old Mary Brown accepted a ride from a handsome stranger in the resort town of Breckenridge, Colorado. The trip ended with her brutally beaten and raped. Mary survived, but her predator’s violence had only just begun. After ten years in prison, Tom Luther was released a far more vicious criminal. Soon, from the … [Read more...]
Book Trailer for MONSTER by Steve Jackson, Narrated by Kevin Pierce, Part 1
This New York Times Bestseller is now available in audiobook for the first time! On a snowy winter evening in 1982, twenty-one-year-old Mary Brown accepted a ride from a handsome stranger in the resort town of Breckenridge, Colorado. The trip ended with her brutally beaten and raped. Mary survived, but her predator’s violence had only just begun. After ten years in prison, Tom Luther was released a far more vicious criminal. Soon, from the … [Read more...]
Steve Jackson’s New York Times Bestseller MONSTER
FOR THE FIRST TIME IN AUDIOBOOK FORMAT! On a snowy winter evening in 1982, twenty-one-year-old Mary Brown accepted a ride from a handsome stranger in the resort town of Breckenridge, Colorado. The trip ended with her brutally beaten and raped. Mary survived, but her predator's violence had only just begun. After ten years in prison, Tom Luther was released a far more vicious criminal. Soon, from the Rockies to West Virginia, like Ted Bundy, … [Read more...]
