For a limited time, get the updated edition of New York Times bestselling author Steve Jackson's hit true crime book, ROUGH TRADE: The Shocking True Story of Prostitution, Murder and Redemption, for only 99cents beginning Wednesday, October 12th! But hurry, the price will gradually increase after each day of the countdown. Get your copy here! ROUGH TRADE is more than the recounting of a murder, an investigation, and the prosecution of a … [Read more...]
Master Of True Crime M. William Phelps Spins 6 Terrifying Tales Of Murder And Mayhem
MURDERERS' ROW: A Collection Of Shocking True Crime Stories--Volume One Small-town homicide. Big-time madness. All from the author who Vincent Bugliosi calls “one of America’s best true crime journalists.” In this riveting collection of true crime stories from the files of award-winning journalist and New York Times bestselling author of 32 books, M. William Phelps, someone tries to pin a gruesome murder on a horse, infamous serial killer Son … [Read more...]
New York Times Bestselling Author Anthony Flacco Praises Steve Jackson’s True Crime Classic ROUGH TRADE
"This taut and well-told crime tale ..." "... take does a fine job of getting into the heads of the principal players. JoJo Cordova is a perfect representation of a good person subjected to a dangerous drug addiction can go from being a working police officer to a working prostitute desperate for her next hit of crack. ' "Jackson writes with clarity and precision, and never strays into schmaltzy emotion when describing the horrors of … [Read more...]
ICE AND BONE by Monte Francis Receives Great Review from Anchorage Press
Monte Francis's ICE AND BONE: Tracking an Alaskan Serial Killer was featured in a book review by the Anchorage Press, titled "In the Wake of A Killer." This review recaps and praises Monte's work on the killer that was set loose to kill again when the prosecution failed to stop him, Joshua Wade. Read the full review here: http://www.anchoragepress.com/book-review/wake-killer "Monte Francis’ gripping thriller is not for the faint of heart. … [Read more...]
ROUGH TRADE By New York Times Bestselling Author Steve Jackson Explores Tale of Prostitution, Murder and Redemption
From Jackson's Classic True Crime Library ROUGH TRADE NOW AVAILABLE IN eBOOK, PRINT, AND AUDIO BOOK! Early one morning in May 1997, a young couple on their way to work in the mountains of Colorado spotted what looked like a man dragging a body up a secluded trail. The beautiful, densely wooded area off a dirt road seemed such an incongruous place for a violent crime that at first the couple had a hard time believing what they were seeing. But … [Read more...]
WildBlue Author John Ferak’s Latest Work On the Steven Avery “Making a Murderer” Case
Investigative journalist and WildBlue Press author John Ferak has done extensive work on the Steven Avery Case, which has been detailed on the Netflix original "Making a Murderer." Check out John's latest work on this case, published on the Post-Crescent site, below: Kathleen Zellner, Steven Avery's Attorney, Files Motion for Additional Testing 10 Key Issues in the Steven Avery Case Additional Testing Could Prove Steven Avery's … [Read more...]
Author Denise Wallace Discusses the Ups and Downs of Her “Tornado Writing Process”
Have you ever seen the speeded up blur of Road Runner and Wile E. Coyote's feet when they're running? Well, that's what the first draft of my book looks like. You don't get any transitions or segways while you're reading, because, frankly, I like to write all the fun parts first. That's just me. I live my life like that, too. You don't really get any notice about what time I'm going to show up or what kind of park in L.A. I'm going to drag you to … [Read more...]
John Ferak’s FAILURE OF JUSTICE Receives Excellent Review From Blaine Lee Pardoe
John Ferak's latest true crime book, FAILURE OF JUSTICE, just received an excellent review from New York Times bestselling author Blaine L. Pardoe on his blog "Notes From the Bunker." Check out the full review here! "What Ferak does is untangle this complicated plot, one spiderweb strand at a time. What the reader comes to see is that these people, in some cases virtual strangers, have been manipulated by the legal system. It is raw and … [Read more...]
Countdown Deal Days for Monte Francis’s New True Crime Book ICE AND BONE
For a limited time, get Monte Francis's true crime book, ICE AND BONE: Tracking an Alaskan Serial Killer, for only 99cents beginning Friday, August 19th! But hurry, the price will gradually increase after each day of the countdown. ICE AND BONE is the chilling true account of a killer that is set loose to kill again when the prosecution fails to stop him. Get your copy here! 4.5 stars on Amazon! Acclaim for Monte Francis and ICE AND BONE: “A … [Read more...]
FAILURE OF JUSTICE’s John Ferak: Cutting Wrongful Conviction Book Can Be Challenging
Since embarking on this wrongful conviction book project in January of 2014, A FAILURE OF JUSTICE underwent multiple revisions. One of my early drafts contained a curious older gentleman named Earl. He grew up in Nebraska, graduated from the University of Nebraska but went to prison for an underage sodomy charge. “I was busted in Lincoln for a man lying to me about his age in 1953 for a homosexual act, and I did thirteen months in the men’s … [Read more...]