TRUE CRIME BOOKS BLOG

FROM AUTHOR HARRY N. MACLEAN

Oct 11

STARKWEATHER AND THE SHERIFF

Lincoln Sheriff Karnopp cuffs Charlie Starkweather for the drive from Douglas Wyoming to Lincoln Nebraska after his capture. The many...

Sep 30

"STARKWEATHER" IN PAPERBACK ON OCTOBER 14

"Starkweather will hit the shelves in paperback on the 14th. Julya and I willl be in India when it hits, but we'll be pulling for it on...

Sep 20

Starkweather's Youngest Victim

Betty Jean, Caril Fugate's two-and-a-half year old sister. Starkweather claimed Caril watched as he threw a knife into her throat and...

Sep 13

STARKWEATHER PHOTOS

I get inquiries about Starkweather photos; specifically, unknown or unpublished ones. In this his photo Caril is smiling from the...

Aug 21

"STARKWEATHER" -- A TALK BY THE AUTHOR AT THE NEBRASKA HISTORICAL SOCIETY.

YOUTUBE posted a video of my talk at the Nebraska Historical Society last June. As it turned out, we were only a few blocks from where...

Jul 23

"STARKWEATHER": A reviewer Hits new Themes

A lot has been written about my new book "Starkweather," almost all of it positive. This review, in Cleaver Magazine, a literary magzine,...

Jul 5

"Starkweather" gets favorable mention in Washington Post.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/books/2024/06/24/gentleman-thief-dean-jobb-review/ Great true crime stories are a chance to understand...

Jun 26

STARKWEATHER -- HISTORY NEBRASKA

My presentation on "Starkweather" at History Nebraska in Lincoln Monday night went well. Tickets sold out (90) within three days of going...

Jun 3

STARKWEATHER--HISTORY NEBRASKA

I will be speaing at History Nebraska on June 24, in Lincoln, from 6 to 8 pm. Here is the link with the details....

May 31

Real Cowboys

I wrote about the ethereal beauty of the Nebraska Sandhills in “Starkweather” I returned last week for two benefit signings, one at the...

Apr 9

Starkweather Benefit--Denver Public library

Last Signing -- Benefit for Denver Public Library, April 13, 2023

Feb 26

Starkweather and Fugate: awaiting return home.

January 29, 1958, Charlie and Caril are in custody in Douglas, Wyoming. Charlie is photographed and questioned by the press. Caril is...