Cynthia Murphy

Dec 9, 2024 | criminalelement.com | Chris Wolak |Crime HQ |Cynthia Murphy |Lisa Beth Pulitzer

Trial by Ambush by Marcia Clark is the dramatic true account about the power of sensationalized crime, one woman’s case is exposed for its sexism, flagrant disregard for the truth, and, ultimately, the dangers posed by an unbridled prosecution. Keep reading for Chris's review. Marcia Clark brings her prosecutorial experience, thorough research, and thriller writing skills together to create what is destined to be a classic in the true crime genre.

Dec 5, 2024 | criminalelement.com | Crime HQ |Cynthia Murphy |Lisa Beth Pulitzer |Doreen Sheridan

In Blood and the Badge by Michael Cannell, the former New York Times editor unearths the full story behind two ruthless New York cops who acted as double agents for the Mafia. Keep reading for an excerpt from the book. On the early evening of November 6, 1990, forty-eight-year-old Eddie Lino drove his black Mercedes east through a clog of rush-hour traffic on the Belt Parkway, along the rounded southern belly of Brooklyn.

Aug 29, 2024 | criminalelement.com | Ellie Keel |Crime HQ |Ann Cleeves |Cynthia Murphy

School. The best days of your life, the worst days of your life, or the just-fine days of your life? Whichever it is, most people have potent memories and numerous anecdotes about their time in education, and schools are—unsurprisingly—fertile ground for writers to explore the human condition. I set my debut novel, The Four, in a fictional elite boarding school found in an idyllic corner of English countryside.

Aug 19, 2024 | criminalelement.com | Ann Cleeves |Cynthia Murphy |Bruce Borgos |Delia C. Pitts

I trained as a social worker when I was in my twenties and occasionally worked with troubled young people who’d grown up in chaotic families. Perhaps, that was why a radio documentary about teens living in residential care moved me so much. The programme explored a few of the unscrupulous private companies that run residential homes in the UK. The idea of making a profit out of young people trying to survive the trauma of a neglectful or abusive childhood unsettled me.

Aug 12, 2024 | criminalelement.com | Crime HQ |Cynthia Murphy |Lisa Beth Pulitzer

PrologueTemperatures were in the high teens, and a light snow was falling on the morning of March 16, 2015, as an employee for Columbia Gas Transmission drove along County Road 1908, a narrow lane that ran through cornfields and wooded areas of Ashland County, Ohio. The driver was proceeding slowly because low fog hung over the area and visibility was hampered by both the haze and snow. Veering right, he turned onto the unpaved right-of-way, where he planned to check on gas wells for the company.