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The Writer as Sleuth

by Mark Pinsky | May 31, 2022 | Crime, Drifting into Darkness, Met Her on the Mountain

After spending half a century reporting on murder, it’s probably not surprising that I don’t read many true crime books for enjoyment and escape. I think it’s because I’ve spent so long covering the dark side so closely, without the reader’s luxury of being able to...

My Thoughts on Recent Thriller “Devil House”

by Mark Pinsky | Mar 22, 2022 | Crime, Drifting into Darkness, Met Her on the Mountain

Today, I want to share my recent review of Devil House, a new thriller about a true crime author who takes on a real murder and tries to use his own investigative skills to solve it. This idea is not as far-fetched as it might seem. In fact, the novel’s premise...

The Popular Appeal of True Crime

by Mark Pinsky | Mar 15, 2022 | Crime, Drifting into Darkness, Met Her on the Mountain

For years, true crime has been considered a low- and middle-brow guilty pleasure, dating back to the 19th century Police Gazette tabloids. To be sure, since then, there have been modern crossover exceptions – books like In Cold Blood, The Stranger Beside Me, and Fatal...

A Validating Source for My Research on “Drifting Into Darkness”

by Mark Pinsky | Mar 8, 2022 | Crime, Drifting into Darkness

A curious aspect I’ve noticed over the years with nonfiction writing and broadcasting – newspapers, radio, magazines and books – is what information comes to you after publication or broadcast. The Importance of Validating Sources Time after time, I would write an...

“Drifting Into Darkness”: Prologue

by Mark Pinsky | Feb 25, 2022 | Drifting into Darkness, Excerpts

The Weston County courthouse, in Newcastle, Wyoming, is a majestic, three-story, sandstone and brick building. Four tall pillars support the front portico and a copper-plated, octagonal dome. It was built in 1911, two decades after Weston was carved out of neighboring...
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