UPCOMING Appearances: Alaska Book Week I’ll be at Alaska Book Week to talk about true-crime and my latest book, “What…
In the enthusiasm for my latest book, I got a little ahead of myself. I announced that the ebook was…
There is a reason for almost everything. Yes, of course, Investor skipper Mark Coulthurst came to Alaska for the fish.…
The F/V Investor was based in Blaine, Washington, snug on the Canadian border with British Columbia (B.C. in local parlance).…
What Happened in Craig cannot be isolated from its place in the universe. That “place” is Prince of Wales Island. The…
In 1982, Craig, Alaska, was a village with minimal police presence and a rough reputation. As one long time resident…
The Investor mass murder, like most crimes, shares a wider context. That context is the village of Craig, which itself…
Over the years I have developed several guideposts for writing true crime. One comes from my former colleague, Max Cortine:…
Micheala Hamilton was right about the crimes that get our attention. We recognize them from the start. Most of the…
The plan for “What Happened in Craig” was set in motion in early 1992, just after “Butcher, Baker” was published.…