Robert Scott (author) explained
| Robert Scott |
| Death Place: | Northern California, U.S. |
| Occupation: | Author |
| Years Active: | 2000–2015 |
| Notable Works: | Rope Burns
Shattered Innocence |
| Style: | Narrative |
Robert Scott (– January 9, 2015) was a New York Times best-selling American non-fiction author who wrote 20 true crime books.
Education
Scott attended Diablo Valley College.
Career
In the late 1990s, after reading newspaper accounts about a series of local murders, Scott, a delivery company driver at the time, began researching and writing a book about a couple, James Daveggio and Michelle Michaud, who committed murders in the county in which Scott lived.[1] In 2001, Kensington Books, as a Pinnacle Books imprint, released his book about the couple's murderous crime spree, titled Rope Burns. In November 2012, Scott appeared on an Investigation Discovery episode of "Deadly Women" about the case.
His 16th book, Shattered Innocence, about kidnap victim Jaycee Dugard, made the New York Times Best Seller list in paperback nonfiction the week of October 2, 2011.[2]
TruTV's "Crime Library" recounted Scott's book Like Father Like Son about the 2000 murder of 9-year-old Krystal Steadman.[3]
He contributed chapters for two anthologies, Masters of True Crime, released in 2012 by Prometheus Books, and Murder Past, Murder Present, released in 2009 by Twilight Times.[4]
Scott appeared in the second series of the TV show Nothing Personal about the Todd Garton case and the plan to kill his wife, Carole Garton, about which Scott wrote the book Kill Or Be Killed.[5] He also appeared in the 2010 documentary Too Young to Kill: 15 Shocking Crimes to talk about 14-year-old Cody Posey and the murder of Posey's father.[6]
Awards
In 2007, Scott was awarded Best East Bay True-Crime Author by the East Bay Express newspaper.[7]
His book Shattered Innocence was named a New York Times bestseller in October 2011.[2]
Personal life
Scott died at his home in Northern California on January 9, 2015.[8]
Books
Non-fiction
- Rope Burns (2001; rereleased 2010), Pinnacle Books.
- Savage (2002), Pinnacle Books.
- Like Father, Like Son (2002), Pinnacle Books.
- Dangerous Attraction (2003), Pinnacle Books.
- Married To Murder (2004), Pinnacle Books.
- Kill Or Be Killed (2004), Pinnacle Books.
- Unholy Sacrifice (2005), Pinnacle Books.
- Monster Slayer (2005), Pinnacle Books.
- Deadfall (2006), Pinnacle Books.
- Killer Dad: Husband, Father, Murderer (2007), Pinnacle Books.
- Driven To Murder (2008), Pinnacle Books.
- Lust To Kill (2009), Pinnacle Books.
- Rivers of Blood (2009), Pinnacle Books.
- Most Wanted Killer (2010), Pinnacle Books.
- Blood Frenzy (2010), Pinnacle Books.
- Shattered Innocence (2011), Pinnacle Books.
- The Last Time We Saw Her (2012), Pinnacle Books.
- And Then She Killed Him (2012), Pinnacle Books.
- The Girl in the Leaves (2012), Berkley Books.
- Kill the Ones You Love (2013), Pinnacle Books.
- A Season of Madness (2013), Pinnacle Books.
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Best East Bay True-Crime Author: And the busiest one, too. East Bay Express.
- Web site: Best Sellers: Paperback Nonfiction – The New York Times. New York Times.
- http://www.trutv.com/library/crime/criminal_mind/sexual_assault/thomas_soria/2.html The Murder of Krystal Dawn Steadman — Stolen
Innocence — Crime Library on truTV.com
- http://www.mysterywriters.org/?q=mwabooks/details/6070 Book detail | Mystery Writers of America
- http://www.redding.com/news/2007/oct/21/murder-tale-to-air-on-tv/ Murder tale to air on TV » Redding Record Searchlight
- http://livedash.ark.com/transcript/too_young_to_kill__15_shocking_crimes/6834/EP/Thursday_February_04_2010/185124/ Too Young to Kill: 15 Shocking Crimes – Thursday, Feb 04, 2010 – Ark Livedash TV Transcript – Livedash – Search what is being mentioned across national TV
- Web site: Best Book on an Unsolved East Bay Murder. East Bay Express.
- Web site: Robert Scott. Redding Record Searchlight.
