Diane Fanning, True Crime & Mystery

About Me

aI am the Edgar Award nominated True Crime author of seven true crime books: THROUGH THE WINDOW, INTO THE WATER, WRITTEN IN BLOOD, GONE FOREVER, BABY BE MINE, UNDER THE KNIFE and OUT THERE.I also have a mystery novel, BITE THE MOON, released last year to great reviews. It was the first book in the Molly Mullet series with more planned for the future.This year, I have another new work of fiction, THE TROPHY EXCHANGE, featuring homicide detective Lucinda Pierce.My next true crime,THE PASTOR'S WIFE, will be released on November 4, 2008 by St. Martin's Press. It is the story of the pastor's wife who shot her husband in the back then took her little girls to the beach.You may have seen me on Forensic Files, 20/20 or Nancy Grace's show on Court TV.You can read a chapter from each of my books on my website, www.dianefanning.com

My Interests

An excerpt from my book, OUT THERE, scheduled for release this Tuesday, appeared in Sunday's New York Post:http://www.nypost.com/seven/10282007/news/nationalnews/ how_she_spaced.htmThe actual first chapter of this book is on my website: http://www.dianefanning.com/truecrime/outtherechapter.html

I'd like to meet:

Readers of True Crime and/or mystery.

Music:

I like lots of music: Blues, Americana, classic rock and more. My favorites on my iPod are: Bob Dylan, Bonnie Raitt, Lucinda Wiiliams, John Lee Hooker, Sonny Landreth, Ray Wylie Hubbard, Dr. Joh, Mary Gautier, Tony Price, Son Seals, Solomon Burke, R.L. Burnside, Sonny Landreth, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Van Morrison...the list could continue but I am forcing myself to stop before I drive all of us mad.

Television:

I'm addicted to LOST and 24. I also enjoy Criminal Minds and Bones. I'm so bummed that Mandy P. will not be in the Criminal Minds' cast next season.

Books:

I add my favorite reads to my website. I have a section for 2006, 2007 and favorite books for writers on this page:http://www.dianefanning.com/favoritereads.htmlOverall, the three writers who are my favorite pleasure reads are James Lee Burke, Martha Grimes and Dean Koontz.

Heroes:

Krystal Surles, Fabienne Witherspoon and Kara.

My Blog

National Sunshine Laws Week

Since this week is National Sunshine Laws week, it seemed relevant to repost the following blog entry from the Women in Crime Ink Blogsite: What is the FBI Hiding? by Diane Fanning It makes a lo...
Posted by Diane Fanning, True Crime & Mystery on Tue, 18 Mar 2008 06:52:00 PST

Women in Crime Ink

We love guys. So why a women-only true crime blog? Because there isn't one. The result: Women in Crime Ink (WCI), a unique crime blog opening today at www.womenincrimeink.blogspot.com. The conce...
Posted by Diane Fanning, True Crime & Mystery on Mon, 10 Mar 2008 01:15:00 PST

The New Email Release

The Orlando Sentinel started their December 13, 2007, article about the astronaut love triangle, with the following: "If there was a romantic relationship brewing between former astronaut Lisa Nowak ...
Posted by Diane Fanning, True Crime & Mystery on Fri, 14 Dec 2007 03:52:00 PST

Is a Trial in Nowaks future?

The drive from Houston to Orlando transformed Astronaut Lisa Nowak from role model to punch line. The world laughed over the diapers police alleged that she wore on that journey. Then, the...
Posted by Diane Fanning, True Crime & Mystery on Fri, 14 Dec 2007 03:49:00 PST

A Writer’s Life

On October 22, I turned in my completed manuscript for THE PREACHER'S WIFE, a true crime book about Mary Winkler who shot her husband in the back and then took her little girls to the beach. The...
Posted by Diane Fanning, True Crime & Mystery on Thu, 15 Nov 2007 09:47:00 PST

The Newlydeads

When Pete was a kid, he was idolized by Liz who was three years younger. She would do anything he wanted. He taught her to put G.I. Joe's on the backs of her flying My Little Ponies and us...
Posted by Diane Fanning, True Crime & Mystery on Wed, 07 Nov 2007 11:54:00 PST

Montgomery Faces Death

If you read my book, BABY BE MINE, you know that I did not believe Lisa Montgomery was insane and it took the jurors only four hours to reach that same conclusion. But what other strategy was open to ...
Posted by Diane Fanning, True Crime & Mystery on Tue, 23 Oct 2007 04:30:00 PST

Back in the Land of the Living

Just moments ago, I clicked the send button transmitting my newest manuscript to my editor at ..:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" />St. Martin's. Whew! I ...
Posted by Diane Fanning, True Crime & Mystery on Sun, 21 Oct 2007 01:36:00 PST

In Appreciation of Librarians

Librarians are often taken for granted. They bring so much into our lives both as keepers of the flame and sources of information. I thanked all librarians in the acknowledgement section o...
Posted by Diane Fanning, True Crime & Mystery on Sun, 02 Sep 2007 10:26:00 PST

August 29, 2005

The anemic response to Katrina continues now on the second anniversary of the disaster. New Orleans, one of America's most beautiful and intriguing cities still suffers. I ache for all the Gulf ...
Posted by Diane Fanning, True Crime & Mystery on Wed, 29 Aug 2007 08:12:00 PST