Gregg Olsen
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http://www.goodreads.com/greggolsen
born
March 05, 1959
gender
male
place of birth
Seattle, Washington, The United States
website
genre
Mystery & Thrillers, Nonfiction, History
member since
July 2009
about this author
Throughout his career, Gregg Olsen has demonstrated an ability to create a detailed narrative that offers readers fascinating insights into the lives of people caught in extraordinary circumstances.
A New York Times bestselling author, Olsen has written seven nonfiction books, three novels, and contributed a short story to a collection edited by Lee Child.
The award-winning author has been a guest on dozens of national and local television shows, including educational programs for the History Channel, Learning Channel, and Discovery Channel. He has also appeared on Good Morning America, The Early Show, The Today Show, FOX News; CNN, Anderson Cooper 360, MSNBC, Entertainment Tonight, CBS 48 Hours, Oxygen’s Snapped, Co…more
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The Devil's Rooming House is the gripping tale of a legendary, century-old murder spree—a book M. William Phelps has been working on for nearly six years.
A silent, simmering killer terrorized New England in 1911. As a terrible heat wave killed more than 2,000 people, another silent killer began her own murderous spree. That year a [...:] read more »
A silent, simmering killer terrorized New England in 1911. As a terrible heat wave killed more than 2,000 people, another silent killer began her own murderous spree. That year a [...:] read more »
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Starvation Heights: A True Story of Murder and Malice in the Woods of the Pacific Northwest by Gregg Olsen (Goodreads Author) avg rating 3.59 — 180 ratings — published 1997 4 editions |
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A Cold Dark Place by Gregg Olsen (Goodreads Author) avg rating 3.65 — 93 ratings — published 2008 5 editions |
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A Wicked Snow by Gregg Olsen (Goodreads Author) avg rating 3.67 — 87 ratings — published 2007 4 editions |
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Abandoned Prayers: The Incredible True Story of Murder, Obsession and Amish Secrets by Gregg Olsen (Goodreads Author) avg rating 3.56 — 68 ratings — published 2002 3 editions |
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Heart of Ice by Gregg Olsen (Goodreads Author) avg rating 3.62 — 56 ratings — published 2009 2 editions |
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The Deep Dark: Disaster and Redemption in America's Richest Silver Mine by Gregg Olsen (Goodreads Author) avg rating 4.10 — 40 ratings — published 2005 4 editions |
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If Loving You is Wrong by Gregg Olsen (Goodreads Author) avg rating 3.55 — 38 ratings — published 1999 3 editions |
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Bitter Almonds : The True Story of Mothers, Daughters, and the Seattle Cyanide Murders by Gregg Olsen (Goodreads Author) avg rating 3.67 — 30 ratings — published 1995 2 editions |
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Beautiful Savior by Gregg Olsen (Goodreads Author) avg rating 4.70 — 23 ratings — published 2004 |
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Cruel Deception: A Mother's Deadly Game, a Prosecutor's Crusade for Justice by Gregg Olsen (Goodreads Author) avg rating 4.04 — 26 ratings — published 2005 3 editions |
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The Devil's Rooming House is the gripping tale of a legendary, century-old murder spree—a book M. William Phelps has been working on for nearly six ...
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"If you are looking for an Ann Rule read-a-like or book that reads like a suspense novel, then look no further. Gregg Olsen is an underrated author who has written both true-crime (Starvation Heights is also excellent) and suspense/thrillers. This i...more " | |||
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"What a page-turner! Wow, I started reading this late last night and couldn't put it down until 3 am, and by then I was freaked out and couldn't even sleep. ha! Gregg Olsen did it again. He wrote a book filled with characters I liked and a plot that k...more " | |||
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A Twisted Faith by Gregg Olsen
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In the early morning hours of December 26, 1997, a Bremerton, Wash., house went up in flames. In it …more
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"I'd tell my mother to, you know, go you-know-what herself and I would go help those children. They're in an orphanage and they've got family! That's sickening. What does John do? Nothing. His kids are in an orphanage... and he does nothing.
~ Michelle Jarvis"
— Gregg Olsen (If Loving You is Wrong)
~ Michelle Jarvis"
— Gregg Olsen (If Loving You is Wrong)
"Mary Kay would come home after being two hours late and sit in her car for a half hour and go through mail and papers, and I'd be just sitting there waiting to go home. After the kids were sleeping... I was just sitting there. She would irritate me.
~Angie"
— Gregg Olsen (If Loving You is Wrong)
~Angie"
— Gregg Olsen (If Loving You is Wrong)
"If she pleaded not guilty, David said she could suggest that the boy had been the agressor, or maybe it was all some teenage fantasy that went too far. Maybe the sex never really happened. Mary Kay saw that scenario as ridiculous. Almost laughable. She didn't think it would work. "I'm carrying his baby," she said.
Scratch that."
— Gregg Olsen (If Loving You is Wrong)
Scratch that."
— Gregg Olsen (If Loving You is Wrong)
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Hahaha, wow Gregg how did you find me on here?I was entranced with the new book by the way, it was great! Reading about my own town like that was very exciting, so much so that I decided to re-read all your thriller books again!
Hi Gregg:Good luck with the new book. I listed your site and blog on my blog: http://theroadtopromise.blogspot.com/
