Why did you choose to write about the horrific crimes committed by Wayne Lo, Lewis Lent Jr, and Nicholas Mangiardi? My interest in writing HIDDEN DEMONS did not start out to showcase the evil deeds of Lent, Lo, and Mangiardi. My intent was to highlight the story of a father and daughter, Owen and Amy Boyington, who apprehended criminals on the same day. The Boyingtons related their story to me many years ago, but it was only after I retired … [Read more...]
Leslie Ghiglieri Author Bio
A devoted reader of classics and nonfiction, Leslie Ghiglieri graduated in 1992 with a degree in political science. She has worked on various political campaigns, but directed her professional goals to positions in the criminal justice field. Initially employed as a 911 dispatcher in California, Leslie was immediately addicted to the unpredictability of police work. After moving to Oregon, she joined the Josephine County Sheriff's Department … [Read more...]
“So, you want to write a book?” Debut author S.L. Ditmars on embracing the process
I had an idea in my head... After I retired, I had an idea in my head for a book. It was loosely based on my work with the Long Beach Police Department using K9 scent detection and trailing. The story is fiction, but many of the small details of the story are based on things that happened during my career. I had no idea how to write a book. All I had were a series of short stories. I call them scenes that were in my head. When I went to bed at … [Read more...]
Tres Genco pleaded guilty to planning a mass shooting of women, reminding us of Elliot Rodger, the first self-identified incel (involuntarily celibate) killer.
Read more about Elliot Rodger in THE "SUPREME GENTLEMAN KILLER by Brian Whitney. Find out more about the 22 year old Ohio man who plotted a hate crime against women on campus in the news: … [Read more...]
Ann Of 5,000 Days
On her blog, author Marla Bernard recalls the death of 15 year old Ann Marie Harrison and tells readers why she felt compelled to tell this story. … [Read more...]
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 MACHINE, follows the cyber detective and scientist known as Ten. He is assigned to work on a top-secret project for the government that is abruptly and mysteriously terminated. In a tragic twist of events, Ten learns that the agency he was working for is the very same … [Read more...]
BY THE SIDE OF THE ROAD
The True Story of The Abduction and Murder of Ann Harrison is Available Now In the early hours of March 22, 1989, two friends - career criminals with violent felony convictions - drove around the eastern Kansas City area in a stolen car committing a series of crimes. The weather was mild for late March in Kansas City; the sky was clear, and there was the pale remnant of a Full Moon that bore the dubious name of Death Moon, the last full moon of … [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...]
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...]
Mike Rothmiller
Author of TRUE CRIME CHRONICLES: Volumes One and Two recieves high praise for upcoming book Frank Sinatra and the Mafia Murders, releasing September 15, 2022 Read the article released by independent.ie Accolades Frank Sinatra and the Mafia Murders is another meticulously researched book from Douglas Thompson and Mike Rothmiller, whose previous book on the murder of Marilyn Monroe is one of the best True Crime books I've read... A fascinating … [Read more...]
