A rare street-level look at what life was really like in the South Brooklyn mob in the 1980s, as the rackets descended into a bloody civil war. How much did Carmine Imbriale know about the South Brooklyn rackets? Following two decades as a street-level operative on 13th Avenue in one of the most violent crews in the Colombo Crime Family, his cooperation set in motion a sequence of events that help end a bloody Mafia civil war and put more than 40 … [Read more...]
Book Trailer for From the Mob to the Movies
True Crime Book Trailer for From the Mob to the Movies: How I Escaped the Mob and Landed in Hollywood by Richie Salerno. Available in ebook and paperback: wbp.bz/mobtomovies "Richie Salerno has an amazing story to tell and he does in From The Mob To The Movies, taking readers from the streets of Brooklyn to Hollywood. Truly a must read." - Dennis N. Griffin, award-winning author of A 'FAMILY' BUSINESS and THE RISE AND FALL OF A 'CASINO' … [Read more...]
Richard Godwin: The Bad Guy in Crime Fiction
Savage Highway is about bad guys and the breakdown of law and why justice fails. In a lawless world revenge is justice. I want to discuss other authors here before I focus on the novel itself. Savage Highway is about the frontier. Both of the authors I will be discussing today portray bad guys in a variety of ways. In Burke we have the pairing of two lawless cops, Dave Robicheaux and Clete Purcell. And Purcell is an extreme example of the bad … [Read more...]
Kevin Sullivan’s First Video: On the Trail of Ted Bundy
Kevin Sullivan is in the American South West following the trail of the Ted Bundy murders to gather intel for a new project. He will be talking to law enforcement involved with the case as well as people who knew Bundy's victims in order to provide an account of this infamous case like no other before. Kevin will be posting his thoughts, as well as sending photographs and behind-the-scene videos of his travels and investigation as it unfolds. … [Read more...]
WildBlue Author Debbi Mack Launches Crime Cafe Podcast
From the desk of Debbi Mack: "I'm going to launch a podcast called the Crime Cafe, during which I'll be interviewing mystery, suspense, thriller, and noir authors. I'd be glad to expand that to include true crime authors. The podcast is scheduled to launch before July 4th. My first guest will be Jenny Milchman, author of COVER OF SNOW and RUIN FALLS." … [Read more...]
Vote for Your Favorite True Crime Hangouts
In order to better serve you... Please vote below for the places where you hangout the most to find, discuss and purchase your favorite true crime books. Voting will register you for a chance to win one of five sets of these three audio books: Bogeyman: He Was Every Parent's Nightmare Dixie's Last Stand: Was It Murder or Self-Defense? Vampire: The Richard Chase Murders If you go to specific groups or sections or forums of a site … [Read more...]
A crime of national news intrigue, a book for cops, mystery readers
In about ten days, true-crime readers from across the globe can become acclimated with a tiny western Iowa community that captured the national spotlight a decade ago: https://wildbluepress.com/dixies-last-stand-john-ferak-true-crime/ This was a murder case that ultimately generated incredible public awareness on hot-button topics such as domestic violence and murder in self-defense. How big a deal was the murder case involving Dixie … [Read more...]
