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Gregg Olsen Biography & Facts
Gregg Olsen (born March 5, 1959, in Seattle, Washington) is a New York Times, USA Today and The Wall Street Journal bestselling author of nonfiction books and novels, most of which are crime-related. The subjects of his true crime books include convicted child rapist and school teacher Mary Kay Letourneau, product tampering killer Stella Nickell, fasting specialist Linda Burfield Hazzard, and former Amishman and convicted murderer Eli Stutzman. Career Olsen has received awards and acclaim for his writing. The Deep Dark: Disaster and Redemption in America's Richest Silver Mine was selected as Idaho Book of the Year in 2006 by the Idaho Libraries Association and was a finalist for a Spur Award for best contemporary historical nonfiction book by the Western Writers of America. In 2007, The Deep Dark was also selected by Boise State University as its first-year read for incoming freshmen. Starvation Heights was selected by Washington State Library and the Washington Secretary of State for its annual Everybody Reads literary program for books that contribute to the culture of the state. Starvation Heights, a crime novel, was adapted for the stage by Portland, Oregon playwright Ginny Foster and debuted as a part of the National New Play Festival in July 2008. It was announced in January 2009 that the book was optioned by producer Jason Fogelson and Pulitzer Prize-winner Tracy Letts for a film adaptation with Letts named as writing the script. It also was listed as a New York Times bestseller at number 7 on December 28, 2014, in e-book nonfiction. In 2012, Envy, a novel by Olsen, was Washington State Library's choice to represent Washington in the Pavilion of the States at the 2012 National Book Festival. Olsen has appeared on Good Morning America, The Early Show, Court TV, Entertainment Tonight, CNN, FOX News, 48 Hours, and other US and international TV programs discussing criminal cases. Awards Starvation Heights, originally published in 1997, reached number 9 on The New York Times bestseller list in the crime-and-punishment category on February 14, 2016. Victim Six debuted on USA Today's bestseller list on October 2, 2014, with Closer Than Blood debuting the week of April 14, 2011, on USA Today's bestseller list, where it remained for three weeks. Bodies of Evidence, the first in a book series titled Notorious USA, which Olsen wrote with co-author Rebecca Morris, debuted the week of September 22, 2013, at number 16 on The New York Times bestseller list in e-book nonfiction If Loving You is Wrong, one of Olsen's Crime Rant Classics releases, made The New York Times bestseller list in e-book nonfiction at number 4 the week of August 18, 2013, and USA Today's bestseller list on August 8, 2013. It also made The Wall Street Journal's list, debuting at number 7 in the nonfiction e-book category the week of August 8, 2013. A Shocking True Story, released in 2013, was number 9 for two weeks on The New York Times bestseller list in e-book nonfiction the weeks of June 5 and June 16, 2013. His first New York Times bestseller was Abandoned Prayers, which was number 11 for two weeks beginning the week of July 6, 2003, in paperback best sellers. Personal life Olsen lives in rural Olalla, Washington, with his wife, a graphic designer. Bibliography Nonfiction If You Tell: A True Story of Murder, Family Secrets, and the Unbreakable Bond of Sisterhood, (2019) about Michelle Knotek A Killing in Amish Country: Sex, Betrayal, and a Cold-blooded Murder, (2016) about the murder of Barbara Weaver by her husband Eli. A Twisted Faith, (2010) about Nick Hacheney, a philandering minister who killed his wife The Deep Dark (2005), about the 1972 Sunshine mine fire in Kellogg, Idaho Starvation Heights, about Linda Burfield Hazzard Cruel Deception, aka, Mockingbird, the case of Munchausen Mom Tanya Reid If Loving You is Wrong, the story of Mary Kay Letourneau Abandoned Prayers, about the Eli Stutzman case Bitter Almonds, the story of Stella Nickell Black Widow, about Sharon Lynn Nelson The Amish Wife, about Ida Stutzman, Eli Stutzman case If I Can't Have You: Susan Powell, Her Mysterious Disappearance, and the Murder of Her Children Novels A Wicked Snow (2007) (ISBN 0786048468) A Cold Dark Place (2008) (ISBN 1988812712) Heart of Ice (2009) (ISBN 1607517620) Victim Six (2010) (ISBN 1616641770) Closer Than Blood (2011) (ISBN 1611295610) Envy (2011) (ISBN 1402789572) The Bone Box (2012) (ASIN B0063KB2OO) Betrayal (2012) (ISBN 1402789580) Fear Collector (2013) (ISBN 1780332904) Shocking True Story (2013) (ISBN 1489502793) Run (2014) (ISBN 1940610699) The Girl in the Woods (2014) (ISBN 1629532800) Now That She's Gone (2015) (ISBN 147210949X) Just Try to Stop Me (2016) (ISBN 0786029986) The Sound of Rain (2016) (ISBN 1503941965) The Boy She Left Behind (2017) (ISBN 1943818312) The Last Thing She Ever Did (2018) (ISBN 1683248414) Lying Next to Me (2019) (ISBN 1542040515) References External links Official website Gregg Olsen at IMDb. 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Death in the Desert
Cathy ScottMultimillionaire Ted Binion, son and heir to the estate of cowboy gangster and gambler Benny Binion who helped mold Las Vegas, was found dead in his milliondollar home on September...
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The Corridor Killer
Katherine RamslandThe first documented female serial killer in the U.S. came out of the tiny state of Delaware, as did a “signature killer” who attracted FBI profilers. Political intrigue winds thou...
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Secret Lessons
Don W. WeberHe was considered the perfect teacher . . . until his sexual manipulations of his young female students were exposed. This gripping insider's account tells of a popular sixthgrade ...
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The Deep Dark
Gregg Olsen“A vividly detailed, heartbreaking tale about a dark, alien place, the people who loved working there and a town that has never been the same. He brings to life the hot, dirty, tre...
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Murder in Beverly Hills
Cathy ScottGrowing up, Susan Berman's childhood was idyllic. She was Las Vegas Mob royalty, the daughter of a Mob boss who ran the Flamingo and furnished his only child with anything money co...
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Sweet Heart
Peter James'This book inflicts more shocks than an electric fence.' Daily MailCharley has a strange feeling when she sees the idyllic mill house with its cluster of outbuildings, the lake and...
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Working Class Boy
Jimmy BarnesA household name, an Australian rock icon, the elder statesman of Ozrock there isn't an accolade or cliche that doesn't apply to Jimmy Barnes. But long before Cold Chisel and Barn...
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Evil at the Front Door
Ron Franscell & Rebeca MorrisLouisiana – famous for its Mardi Gras, spicy cuisine, and Dixieland jazz – is also the scene of some of the most notorious crimes in the country. Bestselling authors Ron Fran...
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Evil Minds
M. William PhelpsEVIL MINDS is a collection of New York Times bestselling investigative journalist and TV host M. William Phelps's previously published essays, OP/Eds and long articles dealing with...
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Death on Ocean Boulevard
Caitlin Rother“[This] is one of the great crime mysteries of modern times. It took an author of Caitlin Rother’s caliber to bring it into sharp focus. A riveting read.” Gregg Olsen, #1 New York ...
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Prophecy
Peter JamesA game that turns to a nightmare ...Non Omnis MoriarI shall not altogether dieA young boy watches his mother die. A sadistic man dies in agony. Drunk students play with a Ouija boa...
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Dead of Night
Don LasseterThe chilling true story of Oregon's most shocking killer! Jimmy Rode was serving a sentence for burglary in a Florida prison when he met serial killer Ted Bundy. It was Bundy who g...
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Possession
Peter JamesA terrifying novel of a young man who is willing to defy everything. Even death...Fabian Hightower has been killed in a car crash. At least, that is what a policeman is asking Alex...
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The Deadly Daughter-in-Law
Gregg Olsen & Rebecca MorrisWITH PHOTOS New York Times bestselling authors Gregg Olsen and Rebecca Morris take a new look at Arizona’s most notorious crimes, including a man suspected of marrying vulner...
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Silent Witness
Don W. WeberNew York Times Bestseller! Pretty Karla Brown was a former high school cheerleader, savagely murdered in broad daylight in St. Louis. The case seemed impossibly complicated, but ye...
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A Wicked Snow
Gregg Olsen"Wickedly Clever! Genuinely Twisted." Lisa Gardner>br< Hannah Griffin was a girl when tragedy struck. She still remembers the flames reflected against the newly fallen snow a...
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The Murder Game
Katherine Ramsland & Gregg OlsenThe latest in the New York Times bestselling series, Notorious USA! Surrounded by the Great Lakes and divided in two, Michigan has a special mystique. Violence extends from a...
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Cult Trip
Anke RichterA leading journalist's intense, riveting and personal investigation into the worlds and minds of cultsAt a new age festival in Byron Bay, journalist Anke Richter is finding her spi...
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Fundamental Love
Gregg Olsen & Rebecca MorrisWITH PHOTOS New York Times bestselling authors Gregg Olsen and Rebecca Morris take a new look at Utah’s most notorious crimes, including Megan Huntsman, the Utah mother who h...
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Last Girl Standing
Lisa Jackson & Nancy BushNew York Times bestselling Sisters of Suspense join forces for a gripping standalone novel about a clique of popular girls whose high school friendship is marked by a tragedy ...
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Starvation Heights
Gregg OlsenIn this true storya haunting saga of medical murder set in an era of steamships and gaslightsGregg Olsen reveals one of the most unusual and disturbing criminal cases in Americ...
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Losing Jon
David ParrishA Chilling True Story of Injustice David Parrish was in disbelief when he learned that nineteenyearold Jon Bowie’s body had been found hanged from a backstop at the local hi...
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In Deadly Company
Don LasseterAs the author of many true crime books, Don Lasseter has sometimes been asked to identify and rank the "worst of the worst" murderers. Considering the stunning variety of bloodthir...
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Almost the Perfect Murder
Paul H. WilliamsFrom Ireland's leading crime journalist, Paul Williams, comes the definitive account of the case that gripped the nation.'A book that had to be written' Ray D'Arcy, RTÉ Radio 1 For...
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Faith
Peter JamesHow perfect is too perfect?Ross Ransome is at the top of his profession; one of the most successful, and certainly one of the richest, plastic surgeons in the business. Such a ma...
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Have You Seen Her
Catherine McKenzieAn “edgeofyourseat” (Jessa Maxwell, author of The Golden Spoon) thriller about three women with dark secrets whose lives intersect in the picturesque and perilous Yosemite National...
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Black Widow in a Pure White Dress
Stephanie CookWITH PHOTOS Another in the New York Times bestselling series, Notorious USA. True crime author Stephanie Cook takes a fresh look at some of Mississippi’s most...
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My Sardinian Summer
Michaël UrasA laughoutloud, poignant and uplifting ode to the simple pleasure and small joys in life. Perfect for fans of Gail Honeyman, Rosanna Ley and Ruth Hogan."A lovely feelgood story" Li...
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The Hanging Judge of California
Don LasseterFormerly, Perfect Justice, this updated title probes outrageous decisions by the Federal 9th Circuit Court in overturning death penalties. California Judge Donald A. McCartin, who ...
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Bitter Almonds
Gregg OlsenFile updated and corrected July 3, 2015 Stella Nickell's smalltime world was one of bigtime dreams. In 1986, her biggest one came true when her husband died during a seizure, makin...
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September Sacrifice
Mark Horner"Horner skillfully compiles facts and recites dialogue from thousands of pages of police supplemental files, court transcripts, and personal interviews." Weekly Alibi (Albuquerque...
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Cruel Deception
Gregg OlsenGregg Olsen tells the whole shocking story of this true crime in Cruel Deception. In and out of hospitals since birth, angelic ninemonthold Morgan Reid finally succumbed to what a...
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Precious Victims
Charles BosworthNew York Times Bestseller! The police in Jersey County, Illinois accepted Paula Sims's story of a masked kidnapper who snatched her baby girl Lorelei from her bassinet. Three...
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Love Gone Wrong
Caitlin RotherNew York Times bestselling USA series Florida, Georgia, South Carolina Welcome to Florida, the Sunshine state with a darker side than most. The mecca for wealthy retire...
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The Four Symbols
Giacometti & RavenneFrom multimillion copy bestselling authors Giacometti & Ravenne comes a Nazi spy thriller for fans of Dan Brown, Steve Berry and Wilbur Smith"I couldn't put it down ... the aut...
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The Unforgettable Fire
M. William PhelpsNew England is best known for its covered bridges, immaculate town greens and Revolutionary War history. Yet an evil presence has hidden behind the 17thcentury stone walls and clap...
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A Complicated Woman
Caitin RotherThe latest in the New York Times Bestselling Notorious USA series South Carolina, where racial strife and righteous, heavilyarmed indignation leads to murder. New York Times bestse...
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Dreamer
Peter JamesWhen waking from your dream means living your nightmare...The last time the dream came, Sam was seven years old; and that was the night her parents were to die.Twentyfive years lat...
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Kill Him Some More
Caitlin RotherThe Sunshine State actually has a pretty dark side. Think about it. Florida is a mecca for wealthy retirees to enjoy their younger girlfriends, yachts and marblefloored mansi...
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Bitter Harvest
Ann RuleTrue crime icon Ann Rule presents a “mustread” (People) New York Times bestsellerand inspiration behind the Lifetime movie A House on Firefollowing a woman whose apparent perfect l...