Events & Appearances

True Crime in the Golden Isles Tuesday, January 7, 2025, 10:30 AM Two crime writers and one researcher will talk about their craft and their methods. Stephen G. Hoffius, co-author of “Upheaval in Charleston: Earthquake and Murder on the Eve of Jim Crow,” will discuss...

Looking At the Origins of Modern True Crime Writing

Deliberate Cruelty: Truman Capote, the Millionaire’s Wife, and the Murder of the Century Truman Capote’s groundbreaking, nonfiction classic, In Cold Blood—a gripping account of the 1959 slaughter of a wealthy Kansas farm family— instantly established the...

My Latest Book Tour

My latest book tour took me to Atlanta for the 17th annual Decatur Book Festival. Co-sponsored by the Atlanta Journal Constitution and Emory University, it was held at First Baptist Church of Decatur. More than 2,000 people attended the weekend event, including...