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GREGG OLSEN

Crime Author, Reader of Murder and Mayhem

About Me



Here's what Publisher's Weekly says about Gregg Olsen's next thriller, A COLD DARK PLACE:"When a powerful twister hits the little town of Cherrystone, Wash., former Seattle homicide detective Emily Kenyon checks in on the Martins: she finds their home demolished by the storm, and three of the four family members murdered by a demented killer. Suspiciously missing from the carnage is older son Nick, but is he a witness or the murderer? And Emily soon finds that her teenage daughter, Jenna, has run off with Nick in order to help him clear his name. What Emily doesn't know is that the Martin family deaths are connected to a series of murders going back two decades, and are linked to a case from her own past whose tragic outcome ultimately drove her out of the Seattle police force. Olsen does a nice job balancing past and present plots and subplots in this intricately layered story, keeping the tension taut and pages turning. (Apr.)"

My Interests

I'd like to meet:

Readers and fans of true crime and suspense thrillers. I'd love to hear what you have to say about books, authors, or criminal cases.

Books:

Here are a few that I've written... Starvation Heights, If Loving You is Wrong, Confessions of an American Black Widow, Bitter Almonds, The Deep Dark, Mockingbird, Cruel Deception, Abandoned Prayers, and A Wicked Snow.

My Blog

A COLD DARK PLACE OUT TODAY

I’m celebrating the release of my newest thriller, A COLD DARK PLACE, and a few friends have dropped by to spread the word. I hope you’ll take a moment and check out the followin...
Posted by GREGG OLSEN on Wed, 02 Apr 2008 09:44:00 PST

Did Lori Drew Write "Megan Had It Coming?"

Lori Drew might be fat, ugly and stupid. But was she stupid enough to author the nasty "Megan Had it Coming" blog that defends her postion and further trashes the memory of Megan Meier, the young girl...
Posted by GREGG OLSEN on Thu, 06 Dec 2007 05:01:00 PST

Youre Stupid and So is Your Book

Full disclosure here. I've had had my share of bad reviews. People despise me. Hate my books. Wish my mother had miscarried. They hate my covers. Think I can't spell. Can't write. Don't know a pro...
Posted by GREGG OLSEN on Sun, 22 Jul 2007 01:55:00 PST

They Watched LaShanda Calloway Die -- and Ordered a Big Gulp

Yesterday we celebrated America. Land of the free. Home of the brave. Right? How about land of the inconsiderate? Just before the holiday it was reported that a Kansas woman bled to death when up...
Posted by GREGG OLSEN on Fri, 06 Jul 2007 04:08:00 PST

Berry Bad Girls

When I was a student and didn't want to go to school because I didn't have my work done, I'd say I was sick. My mom would send me to bed and I'd stay there until 3 p.m., when, suddenly, I'd feel good ...
Posted by GREGG OLSEN on Mon, 02 Apr 2007 08:37:00 PST

Gay or Amish: Justice wasn't for YOU

Today's Akron Beacon Journal has an excellent article on the Eli Stutzman case. It is fairly comprehensive, and well worth the read. Rick Armon is the reporter. The point here, is justice  w...
Posted by GREGG OLSEN on Tue, 20 Feb 2007 09:35:00 PST

Boys Town: The Last Stop on the Road to Shame

By now the world knows the story of the two boys: one stolen four years  ago and one last week. Both were found and returned to their families. Both  dealing with the trauma of being abduc...
Posted by GREGG OLSEN on Sun, 21 Jan 2007 09:14:00 PST

The Year in True Crime

Everyone has or gets an award. The Oscars, Emmys, Grammys  the list goes on and on. Earlier this year, my Crime Rant partner Matt Phelps and I started taking notes to offer readers our take on just ...
Posted by GREGG OLSEN on Tue, 02 Jan 2007 08:42:00 PST

The Microwaved Baby Murder Case

It might be the sickest story I've heard in long time. An Ohio mother was arrested yesterday on suspicion of murdering her baby by putting the infant in a microwave oven. And yes, pressing the "cook"...
Posted by GREGG OLSEN on Thu, 30 Nov 2006 11:19:00 PST

Hacking Away at Fame

How low can we go? Let's see, we turn slamhogs into music superstars; we make multi-millionaires out of literary frauds (Opal Mehta, meet my mythical bud, Leonard); and we suck so hard on the nipple ...
Posted by GREGG OLSEN on Wed, 15 Nov 2006 08:53:00 PST