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Discover Atlanta-Area Crime Fiction Writers

By George Weinstein

November 1, 2019

As president of the Atlanta Writers Club and director of its twice-yearly Atlanta Writers Conference, I have the privilege of getting to know a diverse blend of authors in every genre. I’m particularly struck by the varied backgrounds of our mystery, suspense, and thriller writers: police officers, lawyers, journalists, soap opera assistants, corporate executives, teachers,…

Review: Paper Gods by Goldie Taylor

By Dave Richards

October 26, 2018

Paper Gods by Goldie Taylor is a political thriller where the mayor of Atlanta and a washed-up reporter investigate a series of assassinations and uncover a conspiracy that reaches into the heart of the city’s political machine. Power comes in many different forms. There’s the political power that comes from winning an elected office, economic…

Paper Gods by Goldie Taylor

Paper Gods: New Excerpt

By Goldie Taylor

Paper Gods by Goldie Taylor is a debut thriller where the mayor of Atlanta and a washed-up reporter investigate a series of assassinations and uncover a conspiracy that reaches into the heart of the city’s political machine.  Mayor Victoria Dobbs Overstreet is a Harvard-trained attorney and Spelman alum, married to a celebrated heart surgeon, mother…

Beyond Reasonable Doubt: “The Atlanta Bombings” Episode Review

By Ardi Alspach

June 29, 2017

The bombings in Atlanta, GA—starting with the most publicized bombing at Centennial Park during the Summer Olympics—hold a special fascination for me. It might hit closer to home than the average viewer because of how it affected family friends during the manhunt for the bomber. But before I get to that, let’s begin at the…

Crazy for You: The True Story of a Family Man's Murder, a Wife's Secret, and a Deadly Obsession by Michael Fleeman

Crazy for You: New Excerpt

By Michael Fleeman

January 24, 2015

Crazy for You by Michael Fleeman is the true story of the murder of a husband and father from Atlanta and the secrets that spilled out in the wake of his death (available February 3, 2015). A LOVING FATHER A typical morning in the Atlanta suburbs: Businessman Rusty Sneiderman drops his beloved son off at…

Cop Town by Karin Slaughter

Fresh Meat: Cop Town by Karin Slaughter

By Manda Collins

June 23, 2014

Cop Town by Karin Slaughter is a standalone novel about Atlanta in 1974, a city in turmoil, and a pair of female cops confronting a serial killer targeting police, as well as the deep divisions in their own force (available June 24, 2014). I was born in January, 1974 in the deep South—eleven months before…

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