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This category is for sites related to the authors of true crime books.

Subcategories

• Asbury, Herbert
• Capote, Truman
• Maas, Peter
• Pistone, Joseph D.

Resources in This Category

• Beacher, Milton Daniel

  http://www.alcatrazdoc.com/
  Excerpts from Alcatraz Island: Memoirs of a Rock Doc. Includes testimonials and ordering information.

• Bernstein, Patricia

  http://www.patriciabernstein.com/
  Author of The First Waco Horror: The Lynching of Jesse Washington and the Rise of the NAACP. Excerpts, reviews and photos.

• Cameron, Gary

  http://members.shaw.ca/gfcameron/
  Former street cop collects police "war" stories in Shots Fired: On Patrol with a Canadian Street Cop.

• Casey, Kathryn

  http://www.kathryncasey.com/
  Author of A Descent Into Hell and other Texas-centered true crime books. Site includes author bio, newsletter and contact information.

• Deitche, Scott

  http://barricadebooks.blogspot.com/2005/05/guest-entry-scott-deitche-author-of.html
  A personal weblog entry by Deitche on the 2005 release of his book Cigar City Mafia in paperback.

• Deitche, Scott M.

  http://www.scottdeitche.com/
  Site by and about the author of "Cigar City Mafia" and "The Silent Don" includes author background, a schedule of book events and a collection of web links.

• Dooling, Michael C.

  http://www.michaelcdooling.com/
  Historical author whose published works including Clueless in New England, An Historical Account of Charles Island, and Milford Lost and Found.

• Downey, Patrick

  http://www.patrickdowney.com/gangster.html
  Information and photographs from "Gangster City: The History of the New York Underworld 1900-1935."

• Emmins, Alan

  http://www.alanemmins.com/
  The author of "Mop Men: California's Crime Scene Cleaners."

• Evans, Colin

  http://www.colin-evansonline.com/
  The true crime author of Blood on the Table, Killer Doctors and other books related to the development of forensic science and the history of crime detection.

• Fanning, Diane

  http://www.dianefanning.com/
  Biographical information, scheduled events, contact information for the author of Out There, Under the Knife and other true crime books. News about published works and projects in development.

• Gorightly, Adam

  http://www.adamgorightly.com/books.html
  Information about the true crime journalist / "crackpot historian" and his works, including The Shadow Over Santa Susana, about Charles Manson and "Family."

• Hamilton, Jerry W.

  http://www.jerrywhamilton.com/
  Author of Set Me Free shares his experiences as a prisoner.

• Harvey, Miles

  http://www.milesharvey.com/
  Reviews and purchase information for The Island of Lost Maps, plus a short biography and communication from the author.

• Hunt, Thomas and Martha Sheldon

  http://jpmacheca.blogspot.com/
  Deep Water: Joseph P. Macheca and the Birth of the American Mafia explores the life and times of New Orleans' legendary godfather, blamed for 1890 Hennessy assassination and killed in 1891 Crescent City lynchings. Synopsis, video/slideshow, author bios, bibliography, timeline, reviews, links, contact info.

• Jones, Gary

  http://www.badge149.com/
  Badge 149 - Shots Fired! Non-fiction account of the Fort Lauderdale Police Department in law enforcement's deadliest decade, the 1970's. Author biography, excerpt, photo gallery and law enforcement-related links.

• Lomax, S.C.

  http://www.sclomax.co.uk/
  About the author, published books, reviews, and articles. Specialising in miscarriages of justice.

• Lyon, Andrea

  http://www.andrealyon.com/
  The story of the first woman in America to serve as lead attorney in a death penalty case. Background of the author, a blog and contact information.

• Newark, Tim

  http://www.timnewark.com/books/mafia.shtml
  Information on the historian/journalist and his book, Mafia Allies. Site also includes extra material not published in the book, details of the author's other works, contact information and related weblinks.

• Nicaso, Antonio

  http://www.nicaso.com/
  Canadian journalist-author Antonio Nicaso keeps an eye on the Mafia in Canada, U.S. and Sicily. Articles, book reviews, organized crime news and a weblog.

• Olsen, Jack

  http://www.jackolsen.com/
  Photographs, obituaries, bibliography, and profile of the Edgar Award-winning true crime author. Jackets and descriptions of works, including Son: A Psychopath and His Victims, The Bridge at Chappaquiddick, and Predator: Rape, Madness and Injustice in Seattle.

• Poulsen, Ellen

  http://www.lucianotrial1936.com/
  The Case Against Lucky Luciano examines the historic vice trial of the American Mafia's most powerful boss. Information on and photographs of the material witnesses, prosecutors and defendants in the case.

• Reid, Ed and Ovid Demaris

  http://www.jetcafe.org/npc/reviews/gambling/green_felt_jungle.html
  Nick Christenson's review of Las Vegas underworld history, The Green Felt Jungle.

• Remington, Robert and Sherri Zickefoose - Runaway Devil

  http://www.runawaydevil.com/
  True crime story about a 12-year-old girl who murdered her entire family, becoming the youngest multiple killer in Canadian history.

• Ressler, Robert K.

  http://www.robertkressler.com/
  Served in the FBI's Behavioral Science Unit and has written several books about his experiences with criminals.

• Ross, Jeffrey Ian, Ph.D.

  http://www.jeffreyianross.com/
  Associate professor of criminology and criminal justice has authored Native Americans and the Criminal Justice System, Political Terrorism: An Interdisciplinary Approach and other works. Contact information, book summaries and author biography.

• Rule, Ann

  http://www.annrules.com/
  Official site. Presents news, author weblog, biography, guestbook and list of books, including Worth More Dead, Heart Full of Lies and Without Pity.

• Sann, Paul

  http://www.killthedutchman.net/
  Kill the Dutchman! The Story of Dutch Schultz, unabridged version.

• Stratmann, Linda

  http://www.lindastratmann.com/
  Author of Essex Murders and other crime books. Site includes book reviews, blog, author bio and contact information.

• Wilhelm, Charlie and Joan Jacobson

  http://www.wisedupthebook.com/
  Authors of Wised Up, the story of a Baltimore crime lord who became a double agent for the FBI.

 

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