Gregg Olsen has been obsessed with the story of Ida Stutzman for close to forty years. In his book, Abandoned Prayers, he wrote about Ida’s husband, Eli, the tragic death of their nine-year-old son, Danny, and the events that surrounded Eli and the discovery of Danny’s body in a Nebraska corn field. Danny’s body wasn’t… Continue reading The Amish Wife by Gregg Olsen
Tag: True Crime
A Killing in Amish Country by Gregg Olsen & Rebecca Morris
What do you look for when you read true crime? I seldom read it because I read some that went into too much graphic detail as to the crime itself. If I read true crime, I guess I want it to be like Law & Order, the investigation followed by the trial. Authors Gregg Olsen and… Continue reading A Killing in Amish Country by Gregg Olsen & Rebecca Morris
A Good Month for Murder by Del Quentin Wilber
Sometimes narrative nonfiction can be as compelling as a good novel. Del Quentin Wilber’s book, A Good Month for Murder, is an excellent example. The award-winning reporter spent months with the Prince George’s County, Maryland, Homicide Squad, and then distilled his research into a book that covers February, 2013, one month that exemplifies the inside… Continue reading A Good Month for Murder by Del Quentin Wilber
One to the Wolves by Lois Duncan
Basketball coach Jim Valvano is known for saying, “Don’t give up. Don’t ever give up.” That could be author Lois Duncan’s motto. One to the Wolves is her second book to recount her ongoing, heartbreaking story to uncover the truth about her daughter’s murder. Duncan is best known for her suspense novels for young adults. But none… Continue reading One to the Wolves by Lois Duncan