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Award-winning true crime author Dean Jobb’s latest book, A Gentleman and a Thief: The Daring Jewel Heists of a Jazz Age Rogue (Algonquin Books), is a New York Times Editors' Choice. It’s the story of Arthur Barry, who charmed the elite of 1920s New York City while planning some of the most brazen jewel thefts in history. He is also the author of The Case of the Murderous Dr. Cream, which recreates the hunt for a Victorian era serial killer in Canada, Chicago, and England, and Empire of Deception, the story of 1920s Chicago swindler Leo Koretz. Dean writes a true crime column for Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine and teaches in the MFA in Creative Nonfiction program at the University of King’s College in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Website: deanjobb.com Facebook: Dean Jobb - True Crime Writer Twitter: @DeanJobb

The Inner Turmoil of Trapping Florida Poachers in ‘Gator Country’

By: Dean Jobb November 13, 2023November 13, 2023

ReviewsFlatiron Books, Gator Country, Nonfiction, Rebecca RennerLeave a Comment

Journalist Rebecca Renner recounts the experience of the undercover FWC officer at the center of Operation Alligator Thief with “cinematic” descriptions of South Florida swampland.

Looking for Mr. Nashville: “We Should Soon Become Respectable” Explores the History of One of Tennessee’s Most Complicated Characters

By: Dean Jobb April 25, 2022April 22, 2022

ReviewsElizabeth Elkins, Nonfiction, Review, Vanderbilt University Press, We Should Soon Become RespectableLeave a Comment

A review of Elizabeth Elkins’ nonfiction book, “We Should Soon Become Respectable: Nashville’s Own Timothy Demonbreun.”

Facing the Music: The Ballad of North Carolina’s One-man Crime Wave

By: Dean Jobb October 20, 2021October 16, 2021

ReviewsNonfiction, Otto Wood, Trevor McKenzieLeave a Comment

A review of Trevor McKenzie’s book, “Otto Wood, the Bandit: The Freighthopping Thief, Bootlegger, and Convicted Murderer Behind the Appalachian Ballads.”

The Rise and Fall of a Southern Hotbed of Vice

By: Dean Jobb October 29, 2020January 20, 2024

ReviewsDavid Hill, Nonfiction, The Vapors1 Comment

In “The Vapors,” David Hill tells the all-but-forgotten story of the Arkansas town that punched far above its weight as one of America’s early playgrounds for the rich and famous – and for millions of others who wanted to hobnob with the one percent.