Are you sick of watching and reading about the same killers and crimes? Do you feel like you've seen and heard about every true crime case on tv and in books? Sure, you know all about Ted Bundy, The Zodiac Killer, and The Golden State Killer. But what do you know about Tom Luther, Anthony Garcia, Roy Melanson, or Joshua Wade? This list is for the most dedicated true crime fans, the ones who want to delve into the lesser known cases. Below … [Read more...]
Congratulations to Kevin Pierce on 1,000,000 Audiobooks Sold!
Audible narrator Kevin Pierce has sold over 1,000,000 audio books. This milestone is not an unusual feat for narrators who read exclusively for large publishers or work with authors who churn out bestsellers year after year. For narrators like Pierce, who work with independent publishers and authors, this accomplishment requires work on dozens more titles. When you search his name on Audible, over 450 results appear! "Thanks to WildBlue Press for … [Read more...]
True Crime Author Steve Jackson Discusses Death Penalty From Epilogue Of A CLOCKWORK MURDER
New York Times Bestselling Author Weighs Pros and Cons In Book About "The Night A Twisted Fantasy Became Demented Reality" An Excerpt From The Epilogue of A CLOCKWORK MURDER: I personally am not a fan of the death penalty in its present form. I have several reasons for that: --Prosecutors who file death penalty papers in order to coerce a defendant into accepting a lesser plea. As noted in my colleague John Ferak’s wonderful book, … [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...]
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...]
Buy Steve Jackson’s True Crime SMOOTH TALKER, Get A Free Copy of BOGEYMAN
Two Great True Crime Books For The Price Of One! Filling Out The Form Also Enters You To Win One Of Four Signed Print Copies Of SMOOTH TALKER! The stories of two serial killers, Roy Melanson and David Penton, and the amazing detective work that put them behind bars for life, brought to you by New York Times bestseller and award-winning journalist Steve Jackson. After buying SMOOTH TALKER, fill out THIS FORM and select a Kindle … [Read more...]
New York Times Bestselling Author Steve Jackson Reflects On An Unexpected Reward From Writing SMOOTH TALKER
Writing true crime books has it's ups and downs. It can be a dark road through hell researching and writing about the terrible things human beings--if some killers can be classified as such--do to other human beings. It also has its rewards, some of them quite unexpected, as I was recently reminded. Anyone who reads my books knows that I'm not big on going into the gory details, or including the more "shocking" photographs included in … [Read more...]
Smooth Talking Serial Killer Subject Of New True Crime By NYT Bestseller Steve Jackson
The body of Anita Andrews, the owner and bartender at Fagiani’s Cocktail Lounge in Napa, California was found in her bar ... ... raped, beaten, and stabbed to death in a bloody frenzy. She’d last been seen alive the night before talking to a drifter who sat at the end of the bar, playing cards and flirting with her. But the stranger, along with Anita's Cadillac, had disappeared. Unable to locate a suspect, police investigators sadly watched … [Read more...]
True Crime Author Steve Jackson Books Hot Topics On 48 Hours, Investigation Discovery
Author To Fight Defense Attorney's Subpoenas Holy Smokes! I'm suddenly a hot commodity with 48 Hours for two separate books I'm working on. And in the meantime, another book project about serial killer Roy Melanson will be the featured topic on the Investigation Discovery channel's new show Epic Mysteries in April. Working on a book in Oregon about a man accused of murdering his girlfriend and the mother of his child by pushing her off a … [Read more...]
Generation Y Podcast Hosts Interview True Crime Author Steve Jackson About NO STONE UNTURNED’s forensic crime fighters
True crime classic NO STONE UNTURNED: The True Story of the World's Premier Forensic Investigators was the main topic of conversation between New York Times bestselling author Steve Jackson and hosts Aaron Habel and Justin Evans on their top-ranked true crime show The Generation Y Podcast. Now available for the first time as an eBook and audiobook, NO STONE UNTURNED tells the story in dramatic narrative of forensic investigators at NecroSearch … [Read more...]
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