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“Ron Franscell’s masterful storytelling strikes hard at the heart.”
—Denver Post

“THE OBITUARY is a damn near perfect mystery!”
—Author John Lescroart, NYT bestseller

“Ron Franscell’s ‘THE DARKEST NIGHT gets everything right …”
—Author C.J. Box, NYT bestselling mystery author

"SOURTOE COCKTAIL CLUB is a world-beater of a tale.”
—Ivan Doig, celebrated author of
'This House of Sky'

“Franscell’s themes involve a fresh approach to our rural roots as a font for the elusive American spirit."
—USA Today

“In my view, Ron Franscell is one of the very finest and most exciting true-crime writers in America."
—VINCENT BUGLIOSI
Manson prosecutor and author of 'Helter Skelter'

“If any modern crime writer should bear the mantel of the
late, great Jack Olsen it is Ron Franscell ... nobody does it better."
—Dr. Vincent DiMaio, celebrated medical examiner

"SHADOWMAN is a thrill ride ..."
—Legendary FBI profiler John Douglas

“Ron Franscell spins one masterful tale after another…”
—W.P. Kinsella, author of 'Shoeless Joe'

“Ron Franscell takes you there ... completely.”
—Ann Rule

The San Francisco Chronicle listed ANGEL FIRE among
its 100 Best Novels of the 20th Century West

by Ron Franscell

Pre-order SHADOWMAN in bookstores everywhere

We know you have many choices for your reading pleasure … so you can pre-order Ron Franscell’s upcoming true crime at your favorite bookseller here.Read More…

by Ron Franscell

Missing White Woman Syndrome and the silence of minority advocates

The Gabby Petito case has stirred fascination, sympathy, and a hornet’s nest of unrest about “Missing White Woman Syndrome,” an accusation that racist white media prefers stories about pretty Caucasian girls in peril, but not so much minority women in peril. There’s some truth to that perception, but it’s not always what it seems. …Read More…

by Ron Franscell

How many times can one life change?

One horror haunts another … and how they are tangled in one intimate bookRead More…