New York Times bestselling author Caitlin Rother spoke with the hosts of WMKT in Michigan, Tuesday, December 2, about NAKED ADDICTION. Best known for her true crime and memoir writing, NAKED ADDICTION, published by WildBlue Press, was Caitlin's first mystery novel. Listen to the discussion by clicking here. … [Read more...]
NAKED ADDICTION-Caitlin Rother launches book at alma mater
It's always nice to get a write-up in your hometown paper. Here's mine, about the launch event I'm having at the La Jolla library next Wednesday evening at 6:30 for NAKED ADDICTION. Hope to see some familiar faces there! … [Read more...]
NAKED ADDICTION-Caitlin Rother-The Tribulations of Publishing
After 17 years of trying to get my crime novel, NAKED ADDICTION, published—my first and only novel, and the first book I ever wrote—I was thrilled to finally hold the book in my hand in 2007. But the joy was fleeting. Unfortunately, Dorchester, the original publisher, did nothing to promote the book and in the days before social media there wasn’t much opportunity for a newbie author like me to do so. Based on the fast and furious sales of … [Read more...]
How Persistence Paid Off for New York Times Bestselling Author, Caitlin Rother
NAKED ADDICTION started off as a short story, inspired by a news article I wrote when I was the Northampton City Hall reporter for the Springfield Union-News in Massachusetts about 25 years ago. A young woman, who was an old friend of my then-boyfriend, was murdered in New York City and he took me to her wake. That true crime story worked as a creative catalyst for me to create the character of the first murder victim, Tania Marcus, who, by the … [Read more...]
Mystery Novel NAKED ADDICTION, the prequel to HOOKED and STAGED, By Caitlin Rother, Set In Sunny San Diego
Tired of working undercover narcotics, police detective Ken Goode wants a transfer to homicide. After the Camus-reading surfer finds the body of a beautiful woman in an alley, he is assigned to head a team of relief detectives with the hopes of proving he is homicide-worthy. As Goode explores the underbelly of the affluent coastal enclave of La Jolla, California, and its hipster neighbor, Pacific Beach, he clashes with the patrons and employees … [Read more...]
MONSTERS ON THE LOOSE: The True Story of Three Unsolved Murders in Prohibition Era San Diego by Richard L. Carrico Tells the Tragic Story of Three Cold Case Murders
As an archaeologist, historian, and now murder investigator, the intellectual curiosity of Richard Carrico has no limits. Well researched and written, his new work, as with all good mysteries, takes us into unknown territories and keeps us reading well into the dark night. -GEORGE H. HARWOOD, Author and Professor Emeritus, University of Colorado "Innocent victim brutalized by deranged killer. Police have no leads. Lock your doors San … [Read more...]
Meet Richard L. Carrico, Award-winning Historian and True Crime Author
A veteran of the U. S. Army, for more than forty years, I have been in pursuit of archaeological and historical truth with a strong desire to share that information with the public. This journey has carried me through thirty years as an educator at the university level having taught anthropology, archaeology, modern history, Spanish colonial history, and American culture. I have excavated artifacts dating back more than 12,000 ago, researched … [Read more...]
New Audiobook Alert | Charles Constant Narrates I DON’T LIKE MONDAYS: The True Story of America’s First Modern School Shooting’ by N. Leigh Hunt
We are thrilled to announce that I DON'T LIKE MONDAYS: The True Story of America's First Modern School Shooting by N. Leigh Hunt is now available as an audiobook, narrated by the incredibly talented Charles Constant! Constant's impeccable delivery brings the story to life, from Brenda Spencer's seemingly average life to her heinous act that set a violent precedent in American history. With Constant's expert narration, listeners will be able to … [Read more...]
I DON’T LIKE MONDAYS
The True Story Behind America's First Modern School Shooting In 1979, Brenda Spencer, a seemingly average teenage girl living in a nice suburban neighborhood, made and executed plans that would place her in infamy and set a violent and terrifying national precedent. She received a rifle for Christmas and a month later set her sights and opens fire on the elementary school across the street. The event is forever glorified by the song 'I Don't … [Read more...]
N. Leigh Hunt
WildBlue Press Author I am a South African born crime historian and broadcaster living in the United Kingdom. I am a member of the American Society of Criminology and considered an expert on the "I Don't Like Monday's" school shooting in 1979. My formative years were spent in sunny California after moving from the UK. I started my career at a small radio station in the Bay Area, Northern California after attending university in San Diego … [Read more...]
