“What a journey this has been!” is a thought that crossed my mind the other day. I was finishing up my fourth Ted Bundy book when it popped into my mind. Looking back on this journey, the most interesting aspect is that I didn’t even see it coming. For those of you who've been with me, you already know what I'm talking about. But for those who don't, here’s a brief explanation: HOW IT ALL STARTED In 2005, I met Jerry … [Read more...]
New York Times Bestselling Author Steve Jackson Explores An Unthinkable Crime In A CLOCKWORK MURDER
The Night A Twisted Fantasy Became Demented Reality They thought about their evil fantasy for months. Then, wound up like clockwork toys ... they acted. In April 1997, pretty, 22-year-old Jacine Gielinski stopped her car at a red light in Colorado Springs, Colorado. She had no idea that the two young men looking at her from the car next to hers would in that moment decide she would be their target for unspeakable horrors. George … [Read more...]
A Note From The Publishers Of RAW DEAL: The Untold Story of NYPD’s “Cannibal Cop”
At what point do we want law enforcement to spy on us and at what point do we want them to act? When Gil Valle and Brian Whitney approached us about publishing RAW DEAL, we were told that Gil wanted to tell his story “his way.” Our concern was that “his way” included graphic descriptions of the sexual fantasies that landed Gil in hot water in the first place and included the abduction, torture and murder of women, as well as cannibalism. As … [Read more...]
WildBlue Press Delivers A “Holiday Discount Book” Deal!”
To celebrate the holiday's and thank our loyal readers, WildBlue Press has discounted the following True Crime, Mystery, and Suspense ebooks starting Dec. 26. So warm up those new Kindles (or get the Kindle Reading App for your other devices at wbp.bz/kindlereading) and dig that Amazon Gift Certificate out of your stockings! But hurry this deal won't last long! FAILURE OF JUSTICE by John Ferak From the bestselling author of BODY OF PROOF and … [Read more...]
Burl Barer, Frank C Girardot Jr, and Ken Eurell’s New True Crime Book Title Contest
Help Us Finalize A Title For Burl, Frank, and Ken's Book for A Chance to Win 1 of 5 FREE Copies of the eBook! Please vote on the title for the new true crime book that you think works best for the synopsis below. The synopsis: Mike Dowd and Kenny Eurell knew there were two ways to get rich quick in East New York. You either became drug dealers or you robbed drug dealers. Mike and Kenny decided to do both. But they had no fear of law … [Read more...]
Edgar Award Winner Burl Barer Hosts True Crime Uncensored Every Saturday
Burl Barer Radio Author and Outlaw Radio host Burl Barer interviews crime writers, experts, journalists and even criminals on True Crime Uncensored Date: Saturdays, 2 p.m. (Pacific Time) Shows Archived … [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...]
Why the Fascination with Ted Bundy?
It’s true; Ted Bundy is different from all other serial killers. It’s not that he’s more evil or callus than the rest of that diabolical lot. It’s just that when you look at him, at his appearance and demeanor, and what he’d accomplished and where he was going, he just doesn’t fit the mold of a cold-blooded killer. But it isn’t just how he appeared on the outside that both fascinate, and yes, startles, but what he did while committing … [Read more...]
Burl Barer and Frank C Girardot Jr. True Crime Collaboration: A TASTE FOR MURDER
Burl Barer and Frank Girardot Jr. discussed the book on Investigation Discovery EPIC MYSTERIES on April 9, 2016 Frank Rodriguez, a much-loved counselor of troubled teens, lies dead on the bedroom floor. His wife and step-daughter are in shock, and so is the medical examiner when he performs the autopsy. Aside from being dead, Frank is in perfect health. Demanding to know the cause of her husband’s death, Angie Rodriguez badgers the … [Read more...]
Frank C Girardot Jr on the Movie Version of A TASTE FOR MURDER
Frank C Girardot Jr discusses what he imagines a movie version of the true crime book he co-wrote with Burl Barer, A TASTE FOR MURDER, might look like. A TASTE FOR MURDER will be available from WildBlue Press on March 8th and featured on the Investigation Discovery show “Epic Mysteries” on March 12th! … [Read more...]