New York Times bestselling author Caitlin Rother spoke with the hosts of WMKT in Michigan, Tuesday, December 2, about NAKED ADDICTION. Best known for her true crime and memoir writing, NAKED ADDICTION, published by WildBlue Press, was Caitlin's first mystery novel. Listen to the discussion by clicking here. … [Read more...]
NAKED ADDICTION-Caitlin Rother launches book at alma mater
It's always nice to get a write-up in your hometown paper. Here's mine, about the launch event I'm having at the La Jolla library next Wednesday evening at 6:30 for NAKED ADDICTION. Hope to see some familiar faces there! … [Read more...]
NAKED ADDICTION-Caitlin Rother-The Tribulations of Publishing
After 17 years of trying to get my crime novel, NAKED ADDICTION, published—my first and only novel, and the first book I ever wrote—I was thrilled to finally hold the book in my hand in 2007. But the joy was fleeting. Unfortunately, Dorchester, the original publisher, did nothing to promote the book and in the days before social media there wasn’t much opportunity for a newbie author like me to do so. Based on the fast and furious sales of … [Read more...]
How Persistence Paid Off for New York Times Bestselling Author, Caitlin Rother
NAKED ADDICTION started off as a short story, inspired by a news article I wrote when I was the Northampton City Hall reporter for the Springfield Union-News in Massachusetts about 25 years ago. A young woman, who was an old friend of my then-boyfriend, was murdered in New York City and he took me to her wake. That true crime story worked as a creative catalyst for me to create the character of the first murder victim, Tania Marcus, who, by the … [Read more...]
Mystery Novel NAKED ADDICTION, the prequel to HOOKED and STAGED, By Caitlin Rother, Set In Sunny San Diego
Tired of working undercover narcotics, police detective Ken Goode wants a transfer to homicide. After the Camus-reading surfer finds the body of a beautiful woman in an alley, he is assigned to head a team of relief detectives with the hopes of proving he is homicide-worthy. As Goode explores the underbelly of the affluent coastal enclave of La Jolla, California, and its hipster neighbor, Pacific Beach, he clashes with the patrons and employees … [Read more...]
Stranger Than Fiction: 10 Unbelievable True Crime Stories
Big Bird finding a dead woman in his house; a cannibal police officer; a horse suspected of murder; a mysterious crate with horrifying contents; a teenager who murdered his baby sister; one criminal's shocking motive for killing three people; a lady feeding dead men to hogs; an international assassination suspect is murdered in North Carolina for a completely unrelated reason; a family search that ended in harrassment, stalking, and death … [Read more...]
We Asked Our Female Authors “Why Do Women Love True Crime?”
In response to an article recently published by The New York Times titled "Why Do Women Love True Crime?", we asked some of our many talented female authors the same question. Caitlin Rother, New York Times Bestselling Author Of DEAD RECKONING For many years, female readers told me that their interest in all things true crime had to be hidden. It was a vice that couldn't and shouldn't be admitted, because their husbands, friends and … [Read more...]
Author Caitlin Rother; Taking a Look at the Death Penalty, Nationally and in California
When Governor Gavin Newsom issued an order to extend the moratorium on executions in California in March, the lead detective and the victims’ families in the Hawks case were all very upset. After sitting through three trials in this case, two of which resulted in death sentences for defendants who killed their family members, they have been waiting a decade to see these murderers receive the ultimate punishment. But they are likely going to … [Read more...]
Rother Looks Back on the Career-long Coverage of a Murder Case
As a professional journalist for the past 32 years, I’ve published thousands of news and feature articles for newspapers and magazines. I’ve also written and coauthored 13 books since 2005, penned countless blog posts, and I’m working on two new books as we speak. But now that I’m looking back over my career, I realize that I’ve been researching and writing about the case of the transgender killer, Skylar Deleon, and the murder of Tom and … [Read more...]
DEAD RECKONING by New York Times Bestselling Author Caitlin Rother
Tom and Jackie Hawks loved their life in retirement, sailing on their yacht, the Well Deserved. But when the birth of a new grandson called them back to Arizona, they put the boat up for sale. Skylar Deleon and his pregnant wife Jennifer showed up as prospective buyers, with their baby in a stroller, and the Hawkses thought they had a deal. Soon after a sea trial and an alleged purchase, however, the older couple disappeared and the Deleons … [Read more...]
