Kieran Crowley (1949–2016) was an American journalist and New York Times best-selling writer.
He was a longtime contributor at the New York Post,[1] specializing in crime reporting. While at the Post, he decoded messages that were sent to the police by a serial killer later identified as Heriberto Seda.[2] He earned a lifetime achievement award in 2014 from the Press Club of Long Island.[3]
Crowley also wrote true crime books and novels, notably a series starring F.X. Shepard, a tabloid news reporter.
He died at the age of 66 from leukemia complications.
Bibliography
Non-fiction
- Sleep My Little Dead: The True Story of the Zodiac Killer (1997, St. Martin's); about murderer Heriberto Seda
- Burned Alive (1999, St. Martin's)
- The Surgeon's Wife (2001, St. Martin's); about murderer Robert Bierenbaum; a New York Times best-seller.[4]
- Almost Paradise (2005, St. Martin's); about murderer Ted Ammon
Fiction
- 1787 (2008, Five Star), under the pen name Sean Michael Bailey
- Hack: An F.X. Shepard novel (2015, Titan Books)
- Shoot: An F.X. Shepherd novel (2016, Titan Books)
References
- ^ Joan Swirsky (2002) Parents' Fear: A Monster in the Playground, The New York Times, March 17, 2002
- ^ Crowley, Keiran (2003). Sleep My Little Dead: The True Story of the Zodiac Killer. St Martin's Paperbacks
- ^ PCLI Announces Winners of 201 Media Awards
- ^ PAPERBACK BEST SELLERS: October 7, 2001
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