Author Margery 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 born out of my natural curiosity about human behavior and communication.
As a social worker I dug into the trenches of child protective services, juvenile probation, psychotherapy, and refugee resettlement. As a district court mediator for both criminal and civil cases, it was my mission to get people talking and resolving issues constructively.
As an exercise therapist I encouraged people of all ages and abilities (seniors, teens, athletes, pregnant women and teenagers, new moms and their babies, and healthy adults) to joyfully move rhythmically to music while chatting spontaneously, sharing common experiences as they exercised.
The communication thread also ran through my thirty years as a film festival director. Following the film screenings, the audiences participated in lively discussions often led by the film’s directors, producers, or actors.
Through Hidden Demons it is my desire to tell a compelling story, of human behavior both criminal and tragic as well as heroic and just, to true crime enthusiasts as well as newbies to the genre.
Read Blog Posts From Margery B. Metzger
Margery B. Metzger’s HIDDEN DEMONS is a Readers’ Favorite Book Award Finalist
In HIDDEN DEMONS: Evil Visits A Small New England Town by Margery B. Metzger, a chilling true crime narrative unfolds against the serene backdrop of the Berkshire Hills on an ordinary winter day in 1994. The book delves deep into a series of seemingly unrelated yet horrifying events that shook the idyllic New England towns, […]
Readers’ Group Discussion Questions for HIDDEN DEMONS by Margery B. Metzger
Author Margery B. Metzger has been leading community discussions and passionately engaging with readers about her recent publication HIDDEN DEMONS: Evil Visits a Small New England Town. In a thought-provoking continuation of her narrative, she has crafted a set of compelling discussion questions designed to guide readers through a deeper exploration of the harrowing events […]
Author Margery Metzger On The Importance of True Crime Writing
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 […]
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 […]
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. On January 7, 1994, residents of Berkshire Hills woke up to a typical snowy winter day in the majestic woods of Western Massachusetts. The […]
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 […]
Good for you! Sounds like retirement is not in the near future. I thought my husband was the only one who is still working at 74, running his own business.
Continued success Margery.
Thank you Diane. It is nice to hear from you. I guess it’s not too late to try something new.
Margie
Hi , just got your book about lent , You should write one about the triple pittfield murder . On the day of a hurricane and while out on bail,. adam lee hall , a white supremist and a guy with horn implants kidnaped and murdered 3 men . Lots of twists and turns but quite grisly . It would make a great book or movie. Cant wait to read the lent book . I know a woman who worked with him alone at night .
Hi,
My name is Pam St. John and I live in Adams.
I have read your book and also enjoyed your recent OLLI presentation.
Would you be interested in doing a book talk in Adams? Our library has featured local authors and it would be an honor to have you.
If you are interested in coming up here to speak, please let me know.
Warm regards,
Pam
Hello, I have jut purchased your book and have not read it yet. I was on the jury for the kidnapping case. I can still remember how emotional it was.