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THE TUSKEGEE STRANGLER: The “Nicest” Serial Killer They Ever Met

THE TUSKEGEE STRANGLER Linda Lou Long Kindle Cover

Jerry Marcus fooled them all. He was "a nice guy," always helped at home, did well in school, an athlete, and always employed. When things went wrong, he was the first to help clean up the mess. He was the last person anyone suspected of being a serial killer. After Marcus was caught and sentenced to life in prison in the late '70s, author Linda Lou Long spent years corresponding with him. The Tuskegee Strangler gives an inside look into the … [Read more...]

THE DECISION TO KILL

THE DECISION TO KILL Leslie Ghiglieri Kindle Cover

A 1986 family tragedy propels this gripping true crime debut as a mother searches for answers in the shocking murder of her husband-and conviction of her son. For years, Cherie struggles to overcome the consuming grief she suffers from the loss of her husband and the difficulty she faces as she attempts to forgive her son, Dwayne. The courtroom accounts of gruesome details and the shocking testimonies from experts add to Cherie's desire to make … [Read more...]

Investigating a Prohibition-Era Cold Case Murder

Author James Stewart introduces his debut book. Has he finally solved the 1923 murder of dancer Fritzie Mann? Learn more about MYSTERY AT THE BLUE SEA COTTAGE.   Purchase the title on Amazon.   Set in Jazz Age San Diego against the backdrop of yellow journalism, notorious Hollywood scandals, Prohibition corruption and a lively culture war, Mystery At The Blue Sea Cottage tells the intriguing true crime story of a beautiful dancer, a … [Read more...]

MYSTERY AT THE BLUE SEA COTTAGE

MYSTERY AT THE BLUE SEA COTTAGE James Stewart

Set in Jazz Age San Diego against the backdrop of yellow journalism, notorious Hollywood scandals, Prohibition corruption and a lively culture war, Mystery At The Blue Sea Cottage tells the intriguing true crime story of a beautiful dancer, a playboy actor, and a debonair doctor. In January 1923, 20-year-old Fritzie Mann left home for a remote cottage by the sea to meet a man whose identity she had revealed to no one. The next … [Read more...]

How I Came To Write About The Mysterious Death Of Fritzie Mann

San Diego Union Newspaper MYSTERY AT THE BLUE SEA COTTAGE

Like so many others, I got hooked on crime nonfiction back in the mid-70s when Helter Skelter came out. The best-selling true crime book of all time begins with a warning: “This book will scare the hell out of you”—the best introductory teaser for a book I’ve seen and absolutely true. Over the years I developed a fondness for narrative nonfiction books in the tradition of Truman Capote’s In Cold Blood, particularly those about vintage crimes such … [Read more...]

Abraham Lincoln, True Crime Author

Was Abraham Lincoln a True Crime Author?

Did you know President Abraham Lincoln wrote a true crime story? Abraham Lincoln is known for many things. He was the 16th President of the United States and held the country together during the Civil War. Lincoln gave the Gettysburg Address, freed the slaves with his Emancipation Proclamation, and championed the Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution, which outlawed slavery once and for all. Many people know what he looked like: tall, with a … [Read more...]

Meet Steve Kosareff, Author of True Crime Memoir, SATIN PUMPS

Meet Steve Kosareff, author of true crime memoir, SATIN PUMPS: The Moonlit Murder That Mesmerized The Nation. The Finch-Tregoff murder was national news to all, and personally shocking to the Kosareff family... It was the midcentury murder that fascinated a nation and kept it glued for two years to radio, television and newspapers through three trials. Did the handsome, wealthy doctor and his beautiful young paramour plan to kill his … [Read more...]

Author Steve Kosareff Introduces His True Crime Memoir, SATIN PUMPS

Steve Kosareff introduces you to his lovebird, Stinky, and to his true crime memoir, SATIN PUMPS: The Moonlit Murder That Mesmerized The Nation. Maybe Stinky will answer some of the questions remaining around the Finch-Tregoff murder... It was the midcentury murder that fascinated a nation and kept it glued for two years to radio, television and newspapers through three trials. Did the handsome, wealthy doctor and his beautiful young … [Read more...]

Book Trailer for True Crime Chronicles Volume One

Available in ebook and paperback: wbp.bz/tcc1 True Crime Book trailer for True Crime Chronicles: Serial Killers, Outlaws, And Justice ... Real Crime Stories From The 1800s Volume One by New York Times Bestselling Author Mike Rothmiller. What do Wyatt Earp, Belle Gunness, Big Foot the Renegade, Billy the Kid, and Dr. H.H. Holmes, and The Black Hand have in common? They were all subjects of true crime newspaper reporting in the 1800s, and now … [Read more...]

Alice Kay Hill Tells Of The Various “Trapped Energies” Of Kansas

The 1907 Shirley Opera House nearly burned before it was built. A barrel of tar ignited and was extinguished but reignited later causing considerable damage to the construction. One of the workers fell from the rafters. No record of his injuries was listed. The Red Heifer Saloon, managed by Bert Hotchkiss, brought male violence within the walls. Rumors of a deadly shooting and of an Indian woman being thrown to her death from the upstairs … [Read more...]

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Narrator Tom Lennon Channels Michael Hardy in David Larson’s THE LAST JEWISH GANGSTER Trilogy

Award-winning narrator of more than 100 audiobooks, Tom Lennon, presents the first-person account of Michael Hardy, Bugsy Siegel's godson, as he devolves into a fearless … [More...]

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HIDDEN DEMONS: Evil Visits A Small New England Town

Audiobook, produced by the award-winning narrator Tom Lennon, is available now! A father, his daughter, and a brave young girl thwarted criminals whose escalating hidden demons … [More...]

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Audiobook Narrator Claire Duncan brings Marla Bernard’s BY THE SIDE OF THE ROAD to Listeners

BY THE SIDE OF THE ROAD by Marla Bernard and narrated by Claire Duncan, is available in audiobook format now. In the early hours of March 22, 1989, two friends - career criminals … [More...]

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Craig McGuire’s True Crime CARMINE AND THE 13TH AVENUE BOYS on Audiobook, Narrated by Johnny Heller

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 … [More...]

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Available In Audiobook! The ‘Ten’ Mystery Series Continues With THE KILLING MACHINE

Narrated by Justin Lawhorne, THE KILLING MACHINE is Available Now In Audiobook The next installment award-winning author Terry Persun's The 'Ten' Mystery Series! THE KILLING … [More...]

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LOCKOUT by New York Times Bestselling author John Nance

"A wild ride through the night sky" -Capt. Sully Sullenberger, author of #1 New York Times bestseller "SULLY" Over the Atlantic in the dark of night, the electronic brain of … [More...]

CARMINE AND THE 13th AVENUE BOYS Craig McGuire

CARMINE AND THE 13th AVENUE BOYS

Carmine was an armed-robber, credit-card fraudster, shylock, and, in the midst of a bloody South Brooklyn gang war, a survivor. These are his stories. This is the true story of … [More...]

VAMPIRES, GATORS, AND WACKOS Frank Stanfield

VAMPIRES, GATORS, AND WACKOS: True Crime Stories From A Florida Newspaperman

Teens savagely murder a couple in the name of their vampire cult. A sex-starved teacher cannot get enough of her young male student. The case of a missing child keeps cops awake at … [More...]

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Robert Dodge Combines Biographies of a Norwegian Family and Immigrant Experience from the Mid-19th Century through WWII in FIELDS OF FORTUNE

Coming March 28, 2023 About the Book In the spring of 1853, a family of eight … [More...]

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In LOU AND JONBENÉT, Author John Wesley Anderson Reveals the Inside Story of the Failed Police Investigation Into the Kidnapping and Murder of JonBenét Ramsey

Coming February 28, 2023 On Christmas Night 1996, six-year-old JonBenet Ramsey … [More...]

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Coming soon by Tiddy Smith DEATH BY TALONS: Did An Owl ‘Murder’ Kathleen Peterson?

It was not enough to suggest that Kathleen began to bleed outside. It was not … [More...]

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Lawrence Davis has updated and revisded DESTRUCTION OF JUSTICE: Book Two In The Monsters And Men Trilogy

Originally released in 2018, Lawrence Davis has revised and updated the second book in THE MONSTERS AND MEN TRILOGY set in Cleveland's magical underworld. Look for Book Three in 2023! Janzen Robinson is no longer a man torn between two worlds, having … [More...]

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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. About The Book On January 7, 1994, residents of Berkshire … [More...]

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Steve Jackson’s Classic True Crime—About A Monstrous American Serial Killer—LOVE ME TO DEATH Has Been Revised and Updated

Originally released in 2011, New York Times bestselling author Steve Jackson has revised and updated this classic true crime about one of the most monstrous serial killers in American history. "Here's What Happens When You Mess With Me!" -William … [More...]

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Adoriana Marik’s ESCAPE FROM MARIUPOL, Told to Anne K. Howard, Exposes the Realities of War And Gives Readers Hope

...[A] masterpiece... [that] captures the terror, trauma, and horror of this survivor's ordeal and that of others who did not survive. This book is a must read." -Margery B. Metzger, author of HIDDEN DEMONS: Evil Visits A Small New England Town. In … [More...]

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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 … [More...]

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Robert Dodge Combines Biographies of a Norwegian Family and Immigrant Experience from the Mid-19th Century through WWII in FIELDS OF FORTUNE

Coming March 28, 2023 About the Book In the spring of 1853, a family of eight drove their wagon to the wharf in Bergen, Norway. They unloaded their belongings alongside the other stacks labeled, AMERICA, MINNESOTA, ILLINOIS, MICHIGAN, NEW YORK CITY, … [More...]

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In LOU AND JONBENÉT, Author John Wesley Anderson Reveals the Inside Story of the Failed Police Investigation Into the Kidnapping and Murder of JonBenét Ramsey

Coming February 28, 2023 On Christmas Night 1996, six-year-old JonBenet Ramsey was murdered in her family's home in Boulder, Colorado. A ransom note was found in the home, but it was hours before her father, John, found her body in the basement. … [More...]

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THE TUSKEGEE STRANGLER: The “Nicest” Serial Killer They Ever Met