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Best-Selling Author Applauds The Twelfth Victim

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It’s back to press for The Twelfth Victim—The Innocence of Caril Fugate in the Charles Starkwather Murder Rampage.  

Best-selling author, Harry MacLean, (In Broad Daylight—A Murder is Skimore, Missouri), praises, The Twelfth Victim—The Innocence of Caril Fugate in the Starkweather Murder Ramage.

The Twelfth Victim is a much-needed addition to the Starkweather literature. Authors Berry and Batistti develop new information and deliver a searing attack on the justice system that convicted Caril Fugate of first-degree murder. It is a must read for anyone interested in the question of Caril’s guilt or innocence.

Starkweather, 19, was one of the nation’s first spree killers. In 1958, he murdered ten Nebraskans and one man in Wyoming. He kidnapped his ex-girlfriend, Caril Fugate, 15, and took her with him. The authors of this book produce information, showing Caril’s innocence.

Nonetheless, in 1958, she was convicted of murder and sentenced to life in prison. At age 32, she was paroled.

New Edition of Colorectal Cancer Book Now Available

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In  January 2019, Addicus Books released Colon and Rectal Cancer—from Diagnosis to Treatment (3rd edition).  The new edition is authored by surgeon Paul Ruggieri, M.D., Rhode Island and medical oncologist Arti Lakhani, M.D., of Chicago.

True Crime Still Selling Two Decades Later

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Evil Harvest: The True Story of Cult Murder in the American HeartlandEvil Harvest, the True Story of Cult Murder in the American Heartland, is still selling twenty-six years after it was first published.  The true crime work, by Rod Colvin, was first published by Bantam Books as a mass-market paperback in 1992.  Addicus Books published the book as a trade paperback in 1997.  Author Rod Colvin said, “I am pleased that this book still sells as a paperback and as an e-book.  It is especially popular in the Midwest, where the story took place.”

Addicus Publisher Featured in Publishers’ Magazine

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Addicus Books Publisher Rod Colvin is featured in a recent issue of the Independent, a publication of the Independent Book Publishers Association. In the article, Colvin talks about the importance of crafting newsworthy angles and strategically pitching stories that focus less on the book and more on the content journalists seek. He cites how Addicus author, Steven Peskind, author of Divorce in Illinois, was invited to appear on a Sunday morning show on WGN TV in Chicago, one of the largest TV markets in the nation. To read the article, click here.

Addicus Books Featured in Trade Journal

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Addicus Books was featured in a recent article in the trade journal, The Independent, a publication of the Independent Book Publisher’s Association.  The article, which discussed selling rights to a book, quoted Addicus publisher Rod Colvin.  He said, “Over the past four years, we have sold the rights to our book, Divorce in Nebraska, to thirty attorneys in thirty  states.  Each of those attorneys has customized the book to fit the laws in their state.” Colvin added, “We have been most pleased with the success of the project, and we’ve had excellent feedback from the authors.”

Photos from the article are shown below.

 

 

 

Left: Nebraska attorneys Susan Ann Koenig and Angela Dunn.

Middle: Arizona attorneys Jerry Schwartz and Marlene Pontrelli.

Right: In New York, attorney David Stutman (center).

Update on Divorce Book Series

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Another book, Divorce in Texas, is off to press.  The author is attorney Jim Mueller of Dallas. Other books in progress in the divorce series include: Divorce in Pennsylvania by Karen Ulmer Pendergast, Langhorne, PA; Divorce in Minnesota by Brian Sobel, Minneapolis, MN; and  Divorce in Idaho by Craig Marcus, Boise, ID.

Book Underway on Cornea Cross-linking

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The new title, Cornea Cross-Linking—A Patient’s Guide to Treatment, is in the design stage. The book discusses a new FDA-approved treatment for cornea disease.  The treatment was approved a number of years ago in Europe, but just recently FDA approval in the United States in 2016. The author is cornea specialist, Larry Hopp, M.D. of Beverly Hills, California.

Ophthalmologist Authors Book on Cornea Disease

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This Fall, Addicus Books will release Corneal Cross-linking, a new book which explains a procedure to correct the eye condition keratoconus—a bulging of the cornea. Corneal cross linking was approved by the FDA last year, and this book is the first consumer book on the topic. The author is Lawrence M. Hopp, M.D., a cornea specialist, in Beverly Hills, California.