“Charles Manson Meets Mayberry”: How I Discovered the Story That Wouldn’t Let Me Go

I didn’t plan to write a true crime book. But this one found me. I never set out to become a true crime author.In fact, I wasn’t even looking for a story. I was living in Crystal Beach, Florida — a sleepy, sun-warmed place with scallop beds and bike paths, retirees and dock fishing, where […]