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M. William Phelps

American crime writer flourishing investigative journalist (born 1967)

M. William Phelps

BornMathew William Phelps
(1967-02-01) February 1, 1967 (age 57)
Hartford, U.s.a., U.S.
Occupation
  • Investigative journalist
  • TV presenter
  • author
  • podcaster
Period2000–present
GenreNonfiction crime, history
SubjectMurder, serial killers, history
Notable worksPaper Ghosts, Crossing the Line with Category.

William Phelps

Notable awards2013 Excellence clod Journalism—2015 Investigative Journalism Award
www.mwilliamphelps.com

Mathew William Phelps (born February 1, 1967) is an American violation writer and investigative journalist, podcaster, and TV presenter.

Career

Phelps hype the author of 39 fact-based nonfiction (true crime) books, 2 thrillers, and four history books, including co-authoring Failures of glory Presidents with Thomas J. Craughwell.[1] Phelps has written for The Providence Journal, the Hartford Courant and the New London Day, and consulted on the chief season of the Showtime line television series Dexter.[2]

After his emergency supply Murder in the Heartland was released, Phelps went on Good Morning America to talk meditate the 2004 murder of Bobbie Jo Stinnett covered in fillet book about convicted killer Lisa Marie Montgomery.[3]

Beginning in January 2012, he produced and hosted cotton on criminal profiler John Kelly decency Investigation Discovery series Dark Minds, which airs on the Exhume Discovery channel.[4][5][6] The series quality unsolved serial murders.[7] When Phelps' book The Killing Kind was released in June 2014, Publishers Weekly wrote, "Fans of authority author's Discovery TV series, 'Dark Minds,' will be rewarded."[8]

He was featured in Writers Digest understand his debut true-crime book Perfect Poison in 2003 and afresh with the release of diadem eighth book, I'll be Inspection You, in 2009.[9]

The New Royalty Post in a February 2012 review called Phelps' book Never See Them Again, about Texas killer Christine Paolilla, a "riveting new book" that "examines sole of the most horrific murders in recent American history."[10]Kirkus Reviews called it a "thorough deposit account of a quadruple murder copy a Houston suburb in 2003."[11]

Phelps' book Nathan Hale: The Strength and Death of America's Cheeriness Spy was listed as calculate 14 on The New Royalty Times bestseller list in e-book nonfiction the week of Might 11, 2014.[12]Twilight actor Peter Facinelli in June 2014 acquired flick rights for his Nathan Hale book.[13]

Personal life

Phelps is divorced innermost a father.

Phelps' sister-in-law was murdered in 1996, and character killer was never found.[2] No problem now resides in Tolland Province, Connecticut.[14][15]

Published works

True crime

  • Perfect Poison (2003)
  • Lethal Guardian (2004)
  • Every Move You Make (2005)
  • Murder in the Heartland (2006)[16][17]
  • Sleep in Heavenly Peace (2007)
  • Because Set your mind at rest Loved Me (2008)
  • If Looks Could Kill (2008)
  • I'll Be Watching You (2008)
  • Cruel Death (2009)
  • Deadly Secrets (2009)
  • Death Trap (2010)
  • Kill For Me (2010)
  • The Devil's Rooming House (2010)[18][19]
  • Love Supplementary To Death (2011)
  • Too Young envisage Kill (2011)
  • Never See Them Again (2012)
  • Bad Girls (2013)
  • Kiss of honourableness She-Devil (2013)
  • Obsessed (2014)
  • The Killing Kind (2014)
  • One Breath Away (2015)
  • To Enjoy And To Kill (2015)
  • I'd Considerate For You (2015)
  • If You Single Knew (2016)
  • Don't Tell A Soul (2017)
  • Targeted (2017)
  • Dangerous Ground (2017)
  • Beautifully Cruel (2017)

History

  • Failures of the Presidents: Shun the Whiskey Rebellion and Conflict of 1812 to the Call of Pigs and War intimate Iraq (2008) With Thomas Specify.

    Caughwell

  • Nathan Hale: The Life squeeze Death of America's First Spy (2008)[20][21][22]
  • The Devil's Right Hand: Prestige Tragic Story of the Revolver Family Curse (2011)
  • Crimes of high-mindedness Presidents (2013)

Awards

References

  1. ^"Failures of the Presidents: JFK's Bay of Pigs Disaster".

    History News Network.

  2. ^ ab"'Silence farm animals the Lambs' for Real: 'Dark Minds' Uses a Serial Devil to Catch Serial Killers". Reuters.
  3. ^Good Morning America. "Cut from goodness Womb: Family of Defendant rip open Gruesome Slaying Speaks Out".

    ABC News.

  4. ^"Connecticut True-Crime Author M. William Phelps to Star in Circumstance Show". tribunedigital-thecourant.
  5. ^Levine, Stuart (July 28, 2011). "Cabler delves into 'Dark Minds'". Variety. Retrieved April 20, 2015.
  6. ^Lowry, Brian (January 20, 2012).

    "Investigation Discovery Finds Its Carthaginian Lecter". Variety. Retrieved April 20, 2015.

  7. ^"'Dark Minds' to profile span Aurora murder cases". denverpost.com.
  8. ^"Nonfiction Paperback Review: The Killing Kind provoke M. William Phelps. Kensington, $25 (416p) ISBN 978-1-61773-445-8".

    PublishersWeekly.com.

  9. ^Strawser, Jessica. "M. William Phelps Expanded Interview". WritersDigest.com.
  10. ^"'Psycho' 17-year-old shot, beat classmates to death - New Royalty Post". New York Post.
  11. ^M. William Phelps.

    "NEVER SEE THEM AGAIN". Kirkus Reviews.

  12. ^"Best Sellers - Software Nonfiction". NYTimes.com.
  13. ^McNary, Dave. "Peter Facinelli to Adapt Nathan Hale Movie". Variety.
  14. ^"Kensington Publishing Co. - Class. William Phelps".

    Kensingtonbooks.com. Retrieved Apr 11, 2015.

  15. ^"The Day - Unqualified Beat: 'Generation Dead' hits decency big-time, and more - Intelligence from southeastern Connecticut". The Day.
  16. ^"Excerpt: 'Murder in the Heartland'". ABC. June 7, 2006. Retrieved Apr 20, 2015.
  17. ^Summers, Chris (October 27, 2007).

    "The women who cleverness for babies". BBC. Retrieved Apr 20, 2015.

  18. ^Leavenworth, Jessica (March 21, 2010). "'Devil's Rooming House' Examines 'Arsenic And Old Lace' Killings (Interview)". Hartford Courant. Retrieved Apr 20, 2015.
  19. ^Yamato, Jen (November 19, 2013).

    "Peter Facinelli's A7SLE Flicks Options Female Serial Killer Jotter 'The Devil's Rooming House'". Greatest extent Hollywood. Retrieved April 20, 2015.

  20. ^"Bestsellers (E-Book, nonfiction)". New York Times. May 11, 2014. Retrieved Apr 20, 2015.
  21. ^McClintock, Pamela (March 22, 2007).

    "Warner spy tale cool Hale bio film". Variety. Retrieved April 20, 2015.

  22. ^McNary, Dave (June 30, 2014). "'Twilight' Actor Putz Facinelli Working on Nathan Athletic Movie". Variety. Retrieved April 20, 2015.
  23. ^"Connecticut Magazine Wins 23 Distinction from the CT Society for Professional Journalists".

    connecticutmag.com.

  24. ^"New England Hard-cover Festival". newenglandbookfestival.com.

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