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True Crime Tuesdays on the Fearsome Fiction Podcast: Mary Cotton – the Arsenic Widow
Enjoy this True Crime Tuesdays episode, brought to you courtesy of author Franklin Maw’s upcoming Blood Evidence: 25 True Crime Chillers.
She married often, and buried often — husbands, stepchildren, her own children, one after another, in a mining town that had already seen more than its share of death. No one thought to ask why. Arsenic was cheap, convenient, and nearly impossible to prove… until someone finally did. This is the story of Mary Ann Cotton, one of Britain’s first convicted female serial killers, and the quiet, domestic horror she left behind in West Auckland. This is “The Arsenic Widow,” from Franklin Maw’s Blood Evidence.
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A Book Reading at Federal Twist Vineyard in Stockton, NJ
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The Twist Podcast 339: Rehoboth Bear Week Blast, Book Club Blues, and Our Weeky Twist Like ‘Em and Leave ‘Em Lists
Join co-hosts Mark and Rick for another episode of The Twist Podcast! This week, Mark recaps his recent trip to Rehoboth Beach — the highlights, the surprises, and everything worth sharing from the getaway. Then the guys dig into the week’s top news stories, breaking down what’s actually worth paying attention to and why it matters.
Of course, no episode of The Twist is complete without our weekly “Like ‘Em and Leave ‘Em” lists — Mark and Rick’s rundown of what’s earning a thumbs up this week, and what’s getting left behind. Expect some laughs, some strong opinions, and probably a disagreement or two.
Grab your coffee, settle in, and join the conversation.
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Devil’s Wood Audiobook Now on the Fearsome Fiction Podcast Two Chapters at a Time (1 and 2)
Follow author Mark McNease deep into the Devil’s Wood.
An ancient people. A tree that has stood seemingly forever. And a walking stick that must possess anyone who possesses it.
Two chapters at a time, only on the Fearsome Fiction podcast. You can purchase the entire audiobook on Spotify and select online retailers.
Enter the Devil’s Wood. But be warned: you may never leave.
And now… fasten your headphones, and tell someone your last known location. The Devil’s Wood dotcom.
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Devil’s Wood Audiobook Now On Spotify and Select Retailers
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The Twist Podcast 338: Back from the Beach, Tip Talk, and Marlon James’s Masterpiece
Join co-hosts Mark and Rick for a rundown of Mark’s trip to Beach Haven, NJ, some shade on tipping in America, and a Hit List recommendation for Marlon James’s stunning ‘The Disapearers.’
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Devil’s Wood Audiobook Sample (Now on Spotify and Payhip)
Listen to a two-chapter, 20 minute sample of Devil’s Wood, the audiobook. You can now get it on Spotify, or directly from me at my Payhip storefront (Zip file and single MP3 file).
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True Crime Tuesdays on the Fearsome Fiction Podcast: The Unkown Woman of Norway’s Ice Valley
Every so often a case comes along that isn’t defined by violence but by absence. No name. No history. No explanation that ever quite holds together. This week’s True Crime Tuesday is one of those. It has wigs and false passports, a coded notebook, a witness who says he saw two men in dark coats chasing a terrified woman up a mountain trail. It has a verdict of suicide that almost nobody believes. Welcome to True Crime Tuesdays. This is the story of the Isdal Woman.
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The Twist Podcast 337: On the Shores of Lake Obama, Plus the Holiday Onslaught Begins
Join co-hosts Mark and Rick as we soak in the sun on the shores of Lake Obama, where everyone is woke and equality comes with the soft serve. Plus we take a look at the start of the holiday onslaught. BONUS: ‘The Shores of Lake Obama’ song, a Twist Podcast exclusive.
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Devil’s Wood Audiobook Now Available
LISTEN TO A SAMPLE
The audiobook edition of ‘Devil’s Wood’ is now available from Spotify or directly from my Payhip storefront. Fasten your headphones!
Antiques dealer Peter Brightly encounters an unusual walking stick at a mysterious estate sale where strangers come to bid on the remnants of a life. He sees its multi-colored wood, lovingly carved as if by the gods. It’s not just any walking stick. It has a sense of history and mystery to its beauty. He desires it at any price, knowing he must possess it. What he doesn’t know is that it must possess him, too.
Something changes when he brings it home. His health declines as his life unravels. Determined to understand what’s happening to him, Peter traces the object’s history through the lives of those who’ve owned it before, each trail leading further into darkness. A tree, an ancient people, a man and a curse. A woman he joins forces with to find the truth. Will the walking stick claim him as a debt to pay? Or will he bury it along with the forces that gave it life? Enter the Devil’s Wood for the answers. You may never come out.
