We are thrilled to announce that two WildBlue Press titles are finalists for Killer Falchion Award! John Madinger's award-winning collection of short stories, GOING UNDER and Linda Lou Long's gripping true crime, THE TUSKEGEE STRANGLER are among the finalists in the Best Nonfiction category for 2023 are. Both authors have created compelling narratives offering unique perspectives on crime. GOING UNDER: Kidnapping, Murder, and A Life Undercover by … [Read more...]
GASPING FOR AIR: Book Two In The ‘Big Dogs Series’ by S.L. Ditmars
SL Ditmars writes another fast-paced, page-turning police procedural... I love the characters and the dogs, Ares and Addy, who make the story even richer... I very much and highly recommend this book. -K.L. Peacock, author of THE CROSSINGS series and Public Safety Writers Association Member About The Book JW North and his "big dog" Ares are back. This time North is a U.S. Marshall and member of the Serial Criminal Task Force. North, … [Read more...]
BIG DOGS: Book One In The ‘Big Dogs Series’ by S.L. Ditmars
About The Book Rule One When Hunting Serial Killers: Don't Become the Next Victim There is a serial killer up there! Lieutenant JW North, of the Long Beach Police Department, stood quietly in front of an elevator to the North Tower of the Ultimo Hotel in Las Vegas. He watched the numbers go down as the elevator descended to him and wondered about the daunting task ahead. Sixty-five floors-this would be a marathon. Was his team up to it? Was … [Read more...]
The SHADOWMAKER, an Explosive International Thriller, Set for Release 10/25/2022
I couldn't be more excited about the upcoming release of my latest novel, The Shadowmaker. Following my 2020 debut, The Medina Device, I set out to write an action-packed thriller that focuses on the mind of a criminal and the moral, soul-searching battle between good and evil. I wanted my main character to exude the confidence of a superhero, but also display the weaknesses and imperfections that make us all human. The Shadowmaker, Book … [Read more...]
Marla Bernard
A former police sergeant, Marla Bernard is a passionate victim's rights advocate, author, and public speaker. She received her Master of Arts with honors from Baker University. She serves as adjunct faculty for a national university where she has written several criminal justice courses and has been a contributor to national law enforcement publications. She and her husband were recently filmed for an upcoming true crime series in the … [Read more...]
T.J. Champitto
Hi there, my name is T.J. Champitto and I'm the award-winning author of The Medina Device, and The Shadowmaker. My debut released in 2020 and earned a Pencraft Award for Literary Excellence, a Maxy Award for Best Thriller, and was named a finalist for the Silver Falchion Award. Prior to becoming a novelist, I explored the globe as a travel blogger and journalist, with features in publications such as Destinations Travel, Kulkuri Magazine, and … [Read more...]
GOING UNDER
Going Under by John Madinger is a Unique and Often Humorous Look at A Life Undercover I just want to make sure I've got this right. You hanged all three of them?" That's how it began, a case where the cops are crooks and the crooks are cops, a kidnapping where the victim is the bad guy, and the good guys must cross some lines to get him back. Welcome to the upside-down and backward world of the undercover agent, where nothing is as it seems, … [Read more...]
John Madinger
WildBlue Press Author I joined the drug war in 1974 as a sheriff's deputy, then served as a narcotics agent, supervisor, and administrator and a special agent/criminal investigator with the U.S. Department of the Treasury before hitting mandatory retirement age in 2010. I spent fifteen years of that time in undercover assignments from Florida to Honolulu and worked major fraud and money laundering cases, becoming one of the country's leading … [Read more...]
Author John Stamp
Author John Stamp I'm a writer at heart, always have been. I wrote my first story, fifty-six pages handwritten, when I was bored in Mrs. Smith's sixth-grade math class. I continued through high school, college, and continued when I joined the City of Charleston Police Department, Charleston, South Carolina. At CPD I served in patrol, the Civil Disturbance Unit, as a Negotiator on the Crisis Negotiation Team, and as a Narcotics Detective. Every … [Read more...]
Terry Persun’s Thrilling New Mystery THE RIGHT THING
New from award-winning author Terry Persun! After the murder of his wife and unborn child, the only time freelance tech investigator Ten feels alive is when he cuts himself. For the last few years, he has taken freelance investigative jobs. Some of those jobs have been with the government group that betrayed him, but is now run by a friend. There's been an escape from a woman's prison in Muncy. Ten is partnered with Maria Tanner, a friend intent … [Read more...]