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Caitlin Rother

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New York Times bestselling author Caitlin Rother has written or co-authored 14 books, ranging from narrative non-fiction crime to mystery and memoir. Her newest book is DEATH ON OCEAN BOULEVARD: Inside the Coronado Mansion Case (April 27, 2021). Her backlist includes HUNTING CHARLES MANSON; SECRETS, LIES, AND SHOELACES; LOVE GONE WRONG; DEAD RECKONING; THEN NO ONE CAN HAVE HER; I'LL TAKE CARE OF YOU; NAKED ADDICTION; POISONED LOVE; BODY PARTS; TWISTED TRIANGLE; LOST GIRLS; WHERE HOPE BEGINS and MY LIFE, DELETED. A Pulitzer Prize nominee, Rother worked as an investigative reporter at daily newspapers for 19 years before quitting the news biz in 2006 to write books full-time. Her journalism has been published in Cosmopolitan, the Los Angeles ...more

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Caitlin Rother I was covering the Kristin Rossum case for my newspaper, The San Diego Union-Tribune, when I was so intrigued, I decided I wanted to write a book abou…moreI was covering the Kristin Rossum case for my newspaper, The San Diego Union-Tribune, when I was so intrigued, I decided I wanted to write a book about it. After the trial was over, I wrote a book proposal and took a six-month leave to write it. It was so satisfying to be able to dig deep into a case (versus being so limited with short stories in the newspaper) that I quit the paper to pursue being an author full-time. My seventh book hit the NYT bestseller list, and I'm now about to release my 14th book. I love the freedom of picking the stories I want to investigate in depth. (less)
Caitlin Rother I'm sorry for your loss. I used court documents in my research and also interviewed key players in the case. But I didn't write an entire book on the …moreI'm sorry for your loss. I used court documents in my research and also interviewed key players in the case. But I didn't write an entire book on the case. It's featured in a collection of 10 magazine-length true crime stories and this was one of them, in LOVE GONE WRONG. (less)
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I wrote HOOKED, my upcoming thriller, out of nostalgia for my tribe and ye olde newsroom

often say, “I miss the newsroom,” a reference not only to the place where I used to work, but the feeling of camaraderie I found there with other reporters and editors. I didn’t really appreciate it at the time, because I was still in the thick of it. But when I look back today at those 19 years of experience, spread over five newspapers and probably twice as many newsrooms, they stand out as a hi Read more of this blog post »
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“from author and historian Washington Irving (1783–1859): There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of power. They speak more eloquently than ten thousand tongues. They are messengers of overwhelming grief ... and unspeakable love.”
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