WRITERS ON THE BEAT: True Crime Author and Bestseller Diane Fanning

Bestseller Diane Fanning stepped into the Interrogation Room to clear up a few things about her newest release, DEATH ON A RIVER. Diane has written 16 true crime novels, 11 mysteries, 4 anthologies, and 2 digital shorts. She studied chemistry at Lynchburg College, first wrote professionally for an ad agency, and earned more than 70 Addy Awards. Her novels have been nominated for an Edgar Award, and her work to free an innocent woman earned her a "Defender of the Innocent Award" from The Innocence Project. In this episode, Diane and Writers On The Beat host Gavin Reese discussed how her attempted kidnapping solved a child murder and got her started in crime writing, how she helped right a wrongful conviction, and how she views the role of true crime authors in a free society. Her newest release, DEATH ON THE RIVER, releases on 30-April-2019 and details the 2015 death of Vincent Viafore and that subsequent investigation and court proceedings. Diane's works: www.amazon.com/Diane-Fanning/e/B001IQUQ2C Diane's site: dianefanning.com Gavin's works: www.amazon.com/Gavin-Reese/e/B072W5PPGS/ Gavin's site: gavinreese.com    #writersbeat #amwriting #amreading #amwritingfiction #thriller #espionage #writerslife #gavinthecop #gavinreese #police #policeprocedural #detective #conspiracy #conspiracyseries #writingcraft #nanowrimo #writingcoach #truecrime #dianefanning #deathonariver #murder #homicide #domesticviolence #fianceswhokill #reallife #IRL