Jim Fisher, criminal justice professor and former FBI agent, reveals how he uncovered the framing of two boys in a pair of unrelated murders committed in 1956 and 1958.""
In the first of the cases, eleven-year-old Charlie Zubryd confessed that at the age of eight, he had murdered his widowed mother by driving a hatchet into her skull. The crime was committed in the basement of the modest Zubryd home in a rural section of Sewickley Township in western Pennsylvania, an area not far from Pittsburgh. Following intense police questioning, young Zubryd confessed to the crime in March 1959, a...
Jim Fisher, criminal justice professor and former FBI agent, reveals how he uncovered the framing of two boys in a pair of unrelated murders commit...
Former FBI agent Jim Fisher upends the genteel racket of fee-based literary agents and vanity publishers in this searing look at the rise and fall of one bogus entrepreneur who systematically swindled thousands of would-be writers out of millions of dollars with promises of having their work turned into salable books. In divulging the details of this colossal and shocking confidence game, "Ten Percent of Nothing: The Case of the Literary Agent from Hell "exposes a growing and serious crime against writers and a dark, ugly secret about the American publishing industry.
In 1989, Dorothy...
Former FBI agent Jim Fisher upends the genteel racket of fee-based literary agents and vanity publishers in this searing look at the rise and fall ...
'Fisher thoroughly covers the case, from the night the baby was taken from his home in Hopewell, NJ, on March 1, 1932, to Hauptmann's execution on April 3, 1936...a convincing case.'--Publishers Weekly
'Fisher thoroughly covers the case, from the night the baby was taken from his home in Hopewell, NJ, on March 1, 1932, to Hauptmann's execution on Apr...
If you have ever stared at a page that remains stubbornly blank; if you have ever wondered why writers write, or whether good writers are born or made; if you are a novelist, playwright, poet, or journalist, or simply delight in the written word, "The Writer's Quotebook" is for you. Whether you keep it in your office, on your coffee table, next to your keyboard or your bed, this rich compendium of over one thousand quotations will inspire, invigorate, and illuminate the often challenging, sometimes humorous, but always fascinating task of those who bring words to life. From William Faulkner...
If you have ever stared at a page that remains stubbornly blank; if you have ever wondered why writers write, or whether good writers are born or made...
Television shows like CSI, Forensic Files, and The New Detectives make it look so easy. A crime-scene photographer snaps photographs, a fingerprint technician examines a gun, uniformed officers seal off a house while detectives gather hair and blood samples, placing them carefully into separate evidence containers. In a crime laboratory, a suspect's hands are meticulously examined for gunshot residue. An autopsy is performed in order to determine range and angle of the gunshot and time-of-death evidence. Dozens of tests and analyses are performed and cross-referenced....
Television shows like CSI, Forensic Files, and The New Detectives make it look so easy. A crime-scene photographer snaps phot...
CRIMSON STAIN is the shocking true story of murder in an Old-Order Amish community. The ritualistic murder of Katie Gingerich in rural Pennsylvania set into motion a clash of Amish and modern values about mental illness, domestic violence, and criminal justice. CRIMSON STAIN is a window into the private and mysterious world of the Old-Order Amish. This revised and expanded edition of CRIMSON STAIN tells the shocking and tragic story of the Gingerich family up to the present day. REVIEWS OF THE FIRST EDITION: "A truly unique contribution to the true-crime genre." Phoenix Book Review "A...
CRIMSON STAIN is the shocking true story of murder in an Old-Order Amish community. The ritualistic murder of Katie Gingerich in rural Pennsylvania se...
THE MAMMOTH BOOK OF MURDER: TRUE STORIES OF VIOLENT DEATH contains 200 gripping accounts of homicide, criminal investigation, forensic science, criminology, and courtroom drama by veteran true crime writer Jim Fisher. The collection features murder-for-hire, arson murder, historic and celebrated murders, junk science, strange cause and manner of death cases, women who kill, the drug addled and the insane, serial murder, and more
THE MAMMOTH BOOK OF MURDER: TRUE STORIES OF VIOLENT DEATH contains 200 gripping accounts of homicide, criminal investigation, forensic science, crimin...
THE MAMMOTH BOOK OF TRUE CRIME is a compelling and comprehensive survey of crime and bad behavior-- on both sides of the law-- from veteran true crime writer Jim Fisher. Readers can test their knowledge of crime, criminal law, and policing by taking the 100-question exam at the end of the book. From the author of eleven published works of non-fiction-- including books on the Lindbergh kidnapping case, false confessions, scam artists, Amish murder, and forensic science-- and the popular blog, Jim Fisher True Crime.
THE MAMMOTH BOOK OF TRUE CRIME is a compelling and comprehensive survey of crime and bad behavior-- on both sides of the law-- from veteran true crime...
LITERARY QUOTATIONS: GENRE is an informative and entertaining collection of quotes by writers, editors, critics, journalists, and literary agents on the subject of literary genre. The quotes also touch on the subjects of craft, creativity, publishing, and the writing life. LITERARY QUOTATIONS: GENRE was compiled, edited, and arranged by Jim Fisher, writer, professor emeritus at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, and former FBI agent. Fisher is the author of nine nonfiction books, including TEN PERCENT OF NOTHING (Southern Illinois University Press), an expose of a bogus literary agent, and...
LITERARY QUOTATIONS: GENRE is an informative and entertaining collection of quotes by writers, editors, critics, journalists, and literary agents on t...
