Truth is Stranger than Fiction
(and a lot more interesting)
About
This site is dedicated to bringing attention to true stories in whatever format they are told in. I am an author myself, having written three nonfiction books.
Recent Posts
Review of Maternal Instinct
Review of the Netflix Documentary Maternal Instinct rating ***** The thing that makes any story compelling is conflict. That’s why so many people are drawn to true crime. Murder is
Review of the Unspeakable Crime: The Killing of Jessica Chambers podcast
Review of Unspeakable Crime: The Killing of Jessica Chambers Rating ***** This podcast was released back in 2018, but I only discovered it recently. The production quality is superb. Narrator
Framed: The Kit Martin Story
Framed is a five‑episode true‑crime audio and video podcast series that examines the case of Christian “Kit” Martin, a former Army major and regional airline pilot who was convicted of
Review of Deep Cover: The Family Man
Review of the podcast Deep Cover: The Family Man Rating ***** I lived in St. Louis during the time the string of bank robberies occurred. I followed the story from
Review of the Book Exposure
Review of Exposure: Poisoned Water, Corporate Greed, and One Lawyer’s Twenty-year Battle Against DuPont by Robert Bilott rating ***** I’m a confessed tree hugger. I read a lot of books
Review of the Netflix Documentary The Crash
Review of The Crash Rating **** If The Crash proves anything, it’s that the American justice system is far from perfect. It’s a system where overzealous prosecutors thrive, where defense