"This taut and well-told crime tale ..." "... take does a fine job of getting into the heads of the principal players. JoJo Cordova is a perfect representation of a good person subjected to a dangerous drug addiction can go from being a working police officer to a working prostitute desperate for her next hit of crack. ' "Jackson writes with clarity and precision, and never strays into schmaltzy emotion when describing the horrors of … [Read more...]
ROUGH TRADE By New York Times Bestselling Author Steve Jackson Explores Tale of Prostitution, Murder and Redemption
From Jackson's Classic True Crime Library ROUGH TRADE NOW AVAILABLE IN eBOOK, PRINT, AND AUDIO BOOK! Early one morning in May 1997, a young couple on their way to work in the mountains of Colorado spotted what looked like a man dragging a body up a secluded trail. The beautiful, densely wooded area off a dirt road seemed such an incongruous place for a violent crime that at first the couple had a hard time believing what they were seeing. But … [Read more...]
Countdown Deal Days for Monte Francis’s New True Crime Book ICE AND BONE
For a limited time, get Monte Francis's true crime book, ICE AND BONE: Tracking an Alaskan Serial Killer, for only 99cents beginning Friday, August 19th! But hurry, the price will gradually increase after each day of the countdown. ICE AND BONE is the chilling true account of a killer that is set loose to kill again when the prosecution fails to stop him. Get your copy here! 4.5 stars on Amazon! Acclaim for Monte Francis and ICE AND BONE: “A … [Read more...]
Unlikely Heroine Caused Bestselling Author Steve Jackson To Write ROUGH TRADE
Some true crime stories are like onions. I don't really know what I've got until I've peeled back the layers. Such was the case with my true crime book ROUGH TRADE: A Shocking True Story of Prostitution, Murder and Redemption, which I wrote in 1999 and published in 2000 following the murder trial of Robert Riggan in Jefferson County, Colorado. ROUGH TRADE NOW AVAILABLE FOR eBOOK PRE-ORDER AND COMING SOON IN REPRINT AND AUDIO BOOK! At … [Read more...]
Countdown Deal Days for John Ferak’s Hit True Crime Book FAILURE OF JUSTICE
For a limited time, get John Ferak's true crime book, FAILURE OF JUSTICE: A Brutal Murder, An Obsessed Cop, Six Wrongful Convictions, for only 99cents beginning Tuesday, August 2nd! But hurry, the price will gradually increase after each day of the countdown. FAILURE OF JUSTICE is a look into the largest wrongful conviction case in U.S. history. Get your copy here! FAILURE OF JUSTICE IS ‘MAKING A MURDERER’ TIMES SIX! If the dubious efforts of … [Read more...]
Countdown Deal Days for Kevin Sullivan’s True Crime Book THE TRAIL OF TED BUNDY
For a limited time, get Kevin Sullivan's true crime book, THE TRAIL OF TED BUNDY: Digging Up the Untold Stories, for only 99cents beginning Sunday, July 24th! But hurry, the price will gradually increase after each day of the countdown. THE TRAIL OF TED BUNDY is a look into the life of serial killer Ted Bundy, from those who knew him, to those who chased him, and from those who mourned his many victims. This book offers never before published … [Read more...]
Author Denise Wallace on the Power of Visualization In Accomplishing Your Goals
After a rough day at the picture car company when a film industry worker had threatened to bring a gas can and set the place on fire, I went home and thought to myself, "This can't be all there is to life." Working fifty hours a week at a place where they threw chairs and humiliated anyone who had figured out a way to get a job in Hollywood was hardly living the dream. It was actually more like the film, Swimming With the Sharks, starring Kevin … [Read more...]
Denise Wallace Discusses Her Efforts To Overcome Impatience When Writing
Without a doubt, I used to be one of the most impatient people on the planet. I'm serious; I really was. Just to give an example: If I had a dinner date with the president and got hungry on the way, I'd stop somewhere and grab a burger. It's ridiculous, I know. And though I had the discipline to burn the extra calories, I was well aware that this was not a virtue, especially if I wanted to be a writer. That's why when I wanted to … [Read more...]
True Crime Author Denise Wallace Begins New Career With DADDY’S LITTLE SECRET
Denise Wallace is an American author and story analyst in Hollywood. Her debut true crime book, Daddy's Little Secret, is about the murder of her father, Wesley Wallace in Palm Beach, Florida. Denise completed the Professional Program in Screenwriting at the University of California, Los Angeles. Once there, she also took additional film classes, such as How to Write a Thriller, The Art of Pitching, Television Writing, and The Fundamentals of … [Read more...]
Readers: John Ferak’s True Crime Book FAILURE OF JUSTICE Is A Must Read
FAILURE OF JUSTICE marks my fourth non-fiction book and third with publisher WildBlue Press of Colorado. It's the true story of America's biggest modern miscarriage of justice. And it's not your ordinary true crime story at all. It's much more. It's about the death penalty. It's about fixing a broken justice system. It's about fairness and redemption. It's about rebuilding your life - in this case six lives - after a horribly misguided police and … [Read more...]
