How a Cold Murder Case Spawned a Veteran Journalist’s Debut Novel

from 27Speaks · host The Express News Group

Journalist Steve Wick recently published his debut novel, "The Ruins," a gripping tale of murder, espionage and Nazis on Long Island inspired by a trial he covered in 1980 as a young reporter at Newsday. Wick joins the editors on the podcast this week to discuss the true crime story and the process of creational a fictional work.

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