The Mystery Of The Lost Avenger wins the NYC Big Book Award, Distinguished Favorite 2019 (Book Four) by Linda Maria Frank The wreckage of a World War II plane is found in the mountains of Appalachia. It mysteriously crashed in…
THE LINDBERGH KIDNAPPING: The Mystery of “Cemetery John”. Who Was John Knowles? The confession of Gene Zorn, the author’s father, concerning a Conversation he overheard in Palisades Park, N.J., in which a neighbor, John Knoll, said the words Bruno and Englewood…
Did you ever wonder what Leonardo DaVinci left in his attic when he died? Or maybe in his garage, whoops stable, or in his workshop? It’s hard to imagine that at least some of the works of the great masters…
Art Crime is an estimated six billion, yes, that’s b for billion, dollar a year transnational crime. It is number four on the transnational crime list, after drug trafficking, money laundering, and illegal arms trafficking. The stolen and forged art…
EVIDENCE FROM CAPITAL MURDER CASES IS SAVED FOR MANY YEARS. HERE ARE TWO COLD CASES WHERE DNA SHED LIGHT ON UNSOLVED MURDERS THE MURDER OF MARILYN SHEPARD Sam Sheppard was accused, tried and convicted of the murder of his wife…
CODIS IS THE COMBINED DNA INDEX SYSTEM All those convicted of a violent crime must submit a sample of DNA to be entered into this system When evidence is collected at a crime scene, and there is no known suspect,…
Why was Christie so obsessed with poisons? Here’s a quote included in an exhibit in the American Museum of Natural History? Poison in Literature: Agatha Christie by AMNH on 11/29/2013 10:09 am ON EXHIBIT POSTS From the Borgias’ time to the…
ANOTHER DAY, ANOTHER CONTEST I just entered the Independent Press Award BIG BOOK contest. See the details on www.independentpressaward.com AUTHOR’S TIP: Figure out the different genre’s or categories your book might fit. It broadens the number of contests, awards, competitions,…
SISTERS IN CRIME, provides an interesting way to get your book(s) to a wide audience. SinC is a national organization for mystery writers, primarily female. I have included the newsletter details I received as a member that enlisted me to…
It’s fun, and you get lot’s of Ideas and Followers. For authors, it’s a great way to get marketing ideas and to show your work in a fun way. You can also point readers to your reviews and awards. Remember…