M.F. Gross is a best-selling author and storyteller drawn to the hidden histories that shape our world. A former financial writer turned true crime investigator, Gross spent a year meticulously uncovering the long-forgotten 1949 Crystal Beach murder that became the haunting core of Madman.

A longtime resident of Florida’s Gulf Coast, he blends deep local insight with cinematic prose to resurrect the real-life terror that once gripped a quiet town—and reminds us how easily it could happen again.

When he’s not buried in archives or retracing the steps of history, you’ll find him exploring Florida’s wild coastlines, always chasing the next great untold story.