Tag Archives: murder trial

Covering a homicide trial as a journalist through the eyes of a crime writer

Posted on October 24, 2023 by Maureen Milliken

As I write this, I’m sitting on the floor outside of a courtroom as a jury deliberates somewhere in this building on the fate of a guy whose trial I’ve been covering since Oct. 2. It’s been a long time … Continue reading →

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Going to the Source of Inspiration

Posted on May 24, 2016 by mainecrimewriters

In Cover Story, the second book in the Joe Gale series, my newspaper reporter protagonist finds himself on deadline without a computer. Does Joe panic? Nope. He goes to the local library. He’s covering a high-profile murder trial in Machias during the brutal winter of 2015. His laptop … Continue reading →

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Cover Story’s Back Story

Posted on September 21, 2015 by mainecrimewriters

By Brenda Buchanan In the beginning, Joe Gale was Marty Gleason. This was eight or so years ago, when I sat down in my cramped study on Peaks Island, determined to write the book I’d been thinking about for many … Continue reading →

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