It’s a crime

Several leading true crime writers will share a panel discussion at the Ann Arbor Kerrytown BookFest Sunday September 13 at 1:00 P.M.

Joining moderator and author Laura James are Mardi Link (“Isadore’s Secret”), Patrick Brode (“The Slasher Killings”), Steve Miller and Andrea Billups (“The Tara Grant Murder”).

The authors will talk about contemporary and historical true crime writing especially the importance of accuracy in detailing crime and its victims. Miller and Billups have written a contemporary true crime story while Brode and Link have written about crimes in the past,

James and Link have been selected by the University of Michigan Press to contribute to the reprint of the seminal “Michigan Murders” book. To be published next year.

James is the blog editor of the popular blog CLEWS which provides in-depth coverage of historical true crime and is the author of “The Love Pirate and the Bandit’s Son”.