In 1978, the bloody conflict in Northern Ireland, known as The Troubles, reached a boiling point. Hundreds of members of the Irish Republican Army, determined to drive the hated British out of the province-killing soldiers and police, detonating bombs, while arming themselves with firearms and explosives-were arrested and incarcerated in a notorious British prison known at "The Maze." Sunday, November 26, 1978, two IRA … [Read more...]
THE SHADOWMAKER by T.J. Champitto Is Now Available In Audiobook—Experience the Heart-stopping International Thriller Preformed by Brandon J. Peterson
A mythical diamond has been discovered. Loyalties will be tested. Lives will be lost. The first book in Champitto's trilogy, The Shadowmaker, is yet another international thrill ride from the acclaimed, award-winning author. Stolen diamonds, fearless thieves, and a hidden truth that will forever change them. THE SHADOWMAKER hurtles through the dark underworld of organized crime into a pursuit of self-discovery as the battle between good and evil … [Read more...]
SAVING SANDOVAL Author Craig Drummond Recieves Local Salute Our Troops Recognition
Craig W. Drummond is celebrated in the local news! The SAVING SANDOVAL author recieves the January award for Salute Our Troops. Check out the full story in the video below. Saving Sandoval is the true account of the defense of U.S. Army Specialist Jorge G. Sandoval, Jr. Sandoval, a 22-year old infantry paratrooper deployed to the forward operating base of Iskan during the enemy uprisings of 2007 in Iraq. Iskan was located in the "Triangle of … [Read more...]
Author Robert Dodge Shares Five Things You Didn’t Know About Homesteaders in the Upper Great Plains
FILEDS OF FORTUNE: 'Viking' Farmers In America by author Robert Dodge details the trials and tragedies of a family of Norwegian settlers on the Great Plains, spanning Norway, immigration, adaptation to the New World. Below, the author shares five things you might not know about the homesteaders of the time. 1 Extreme Temperatures Homesteaders in the upper Great Plains experienced extreme and rapid temperature changes that were caused by what … [Read more...]
T.J. Champitto’s International Thriller, THE SHADOWMAKER, Wins Literary Titan Gold Award
A mythical diamond has been discovered. Loyalties will be tested. Lives will be lost. January 2023 | The Literary Titan Book Awards are awarded to books that have unique writing styles, vivid worlds, complex characters, and original ideas. The first book in Champitto's upcoming trilogy, The Shadowmaker, is yet another international thrill ride from the acclaimed, award-winning author. Stolen diamonds, fearless thieves, and a hidden truth that … [Read more...]
Robert Dodge
I was born and raised in North Dakota and attended college at North Dakota State University. I graduated with honors in history and was awarded one of the twenty-two National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Post-Graduate Scholarships given nationwide to scholar-athletes. I began law school at the University of Minnesota the year graduate school deferments were ended. While waiting for my time in the army I transferred to history, then … [Read more...]
ALL ALONG THE WATCHTOWER
True story of the lengths the government will go to keep their secrets hidden. It was a dreary winter afternoon in Ayer, Massachusetts, a quintessential New England town, the type which is romanticized in Robert Frost's poems. But on January 30, 1979, a woman's scream was heard piercing the northeast tempest wind. In an unassuming apartment building on Washington Street, Elaine Tyree, a mother, wife, and US Army soldier, had her life brutally … [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
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...]
Abraham Lincoln, 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...]
