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The Darkest Season: True Crime in the American South from Halloween to Christmas

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The Darkest Season: True Crime in the American South from Halloween to ChristmasRaven RollinsPaperbackHalloween. Thanksgiving. Christmas. For the holiday mood-reader who loves true crime. A porch light welcomed trick-or-treaters. A table was set for visiting family. Gifts waited beneath a Christmas tree. Across the American South, the season unfolded through familiar rituals—until someone failed to come home, a gathering turned violent, or an ordinary errand became the last known sighting. In The Darkest Season, award-winning author Raven Rollins explores cases of murder, disappearance, and tragedy connected to Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas. From Oklahoma’s open plains to wooded roads and crowded neighborhoods across the South, these accounts follow the events, the investigations, and the questions that remained. Atmospheric and grounded, The Darkest Season takes readers through the unsettling space between an anticipated celebration and the moment everything changed.

The Darkest Season: True Crime in the American South from Halloween to ChristmasRaven RollinsEbookHalloween. Thanksgiving. Christmas. For the holiday mood-reader who loves true crime. A porch light welcomed trick-or-treaters. A table was set for visiting family. Gifts waited beneath a Christmas tree. Across the American South, the season unfolded through familiar rituals—until someone failed to come home, a gathering turned violent, or an ordinary errand became the last known sighting. In The Darkest Season, award-winning author Raven Rollins explores cases of murder, disappearance, and tragedy connected to Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas. From Oklahoma’s open plains to wooded roads and crowded neighborhoods across the South, these accounts follow the events, the investigations, and the questions that remained. Atmospheric and grounded, The Darkest Season takes readers through the unsettling space between an anticipated celebration and the moment everything changed.

https://www.amazon.com/Darkest-Season-American-Halloween-Christmas-ebook/dp/B0HMFVB339/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0

Allegedly: True Crime From Pontotoc County, OK

Sins of the South | 3 OK Cold Cases

Sins of the South: Three Oklahoma Cold CasesRaven RollinsPaperbackInvestigative Journalist and victim advocate Raven Rollins (award-winning author of Allegedly: True Crime From Pontotoc County, OK) analyzes three cold cases in Oklahoma. “Rollins has been researching and documenting cold cases for nearly a decade. Her writing blends investigative reporting with the lived experiences of Oklahomans impacted by long-unresolved cases. Sins of the South explores three Oklahoma cold cases, weaving investigative detail with the stories of families still pushing for answers.” — News on 6 Tulsa Based on the acclaimed podcast Sirens: Southern True Crime. Companion episodes are available wherever you get your podcasts. On New Year’s Eve 1993, Shawna Jones was alive, vibrant, and working the crowd at the New West Club in Henryetta, Oklahoma. Hours later, she vanished—only to be found dead near a pond on Bald Knob Hill. Decades have passed, but her daughter still carries the truth: she knows who killed her mother. In 1995, 15-year-old Daniel Furr vanished—then a decomposed body was pulled from a rock quarry in Ada and identified as his. But decades later, his mother and sister still live with a haunting question: Was it really Daniel they buried? Sheila Deviney of Maysville was only thirty years old when her life was extinguished along with the house fire that authorities assumed killed her. But her parents, Susan and David, knew immediately it was no accident. Walk with them through Sheila’s life, and the investigation they refused to let die with her.

Sins of the South: Three Oklahoma Cold CasesRaven RollinsHardcoverAward-winning author and victim advocate Raven Rollins analyzes three cold cases in Oklahoma. Based on the acclaimed Sirens A Southern True Crime Podcast. Companion episodes can be found wherever you get your podcasts. On New Year's Eve 1993, Shawna Jones was alive and vibrant, working with the crowd at the New West Club in Henryetta, Oklahoma. Hours later, in early 1994, she disappeared only to be found dead near a pond on Bald Knob Hill. Decades have passed, but her daughter still carries the truth: she knows who killed her mother. In 1995, 15-year-old Daniel Furr vanished. Then a decomposed body was pulled from a rock quarry and identified as his. But decades later, his mother and sister still live with a haunting question: Was it really Daniel they buried? Sheila Deviney was only thirty years old when her life was extinguished along with the house fire that authorities assumed killed her. But her parents, Susan and David, knew immediately it was no accident. Walk with them through Sheila's life, and the investigation they refused to let die with her.

Sins of the South: Three Oklahoma Cold CasesRaven RollinsEbookInvestigative Journalist and victim advocate Raven Rollins (award-winning author of Allegedly: True Crime From Pontotoc County, OK) analyzes three cold cases in her home state of Oklahoma. “Rollins has been researching and documenting cold cases for nearly a decade. Her writing blends investigative reporting with the lived experiences of Oklahomans impacted by long-unresolved cases. Sins of the South explores three Oklahoma cold cases, weaving investigative detail with the stories of families still pushing for answers.” — News on 6 Tulsa Based on the acclaimed podcast Sirens: Southern True Crime. Companion episodes are available wherever you get your podcasts. On New Year’s Eve 1993, Shawna Jones was alive, vibrant, and working the crowd at the New West Club in Henryetta, Oklahoma. Hours later, she vanished—only to be found dead near a pond on Bald Knob Hill. Decades have passed, but her daughter still carries the truth: she knows who killed her mother. In 1995, 15-year-old Daniel Furr vanished—then a decomposed body was pulled from a rock quarry in Ada and identified as his. But decades later, his mother and sister still live with a haunting question: Was it really Daniel they buried? Sheila Deviney of Maysville was only thirty years old when her life was extinguished along with the house fire that authorities assumed killed her. But her parents, Susan and David, knew immediately it was no accident. Walk with them through Sheila’s life, and the investigation they refused to let die with her.

https://www.amazon.com/Sins-South-Crime-Collection-Advocate-ebook/dp/B0CGY42HT8/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&dib_tag=se&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.t5_FfmKsFoBLNF0EgOzEJWA-nST-Ou8OiqWjY7WwRbXdiVskz8eDu66g9dkha6zd2bJUrEUswmh56R0nAk3aCGSmIZy43bN3qxRRidT9ieXLnRqpClHKwH1Cl3l_BL7H9r3lLRTHJXVaOmjgm5qQ5ad5a7_Q3_XMevErny5fBbvMkZH7MvFTMBF5Elg12XmTQP-anAywP_bhkSP7PCHOVH4NRdzhHqjFbJt9u4yPJDk.aeyZPXBjpTITKc00t3cXqVsMfYtjR5RjxO1_RpJ__9g&qid=1790348986&sr=8-1

This Is True Crime | Advocate Guide

This Is True Crime: A Guide to Becoming an Advocate for JusticeRaven RollinsPaperbackFrom the author of the bestselling, award-winning true crime book "Allegedly" and the acclaimed podcast Sirens. When violence shatters a life, it doesn't just leave behind a crime scene-it leaves behind families searching for answers, advocates fighting to be heard, and storytellers determined to make sure the victim is not forgotten. This book is for all of them. Whether you are a grieving mother staring down a twenty-year-old cold case, a survivor trying to reclaim your voice, or a podcaster, writer, or researcher called to tell these stories with care - this is your roadmap. Raven Rollins has stood in all of those places. She is a survivor, a victim family member, and an advocate who has spent years pushing against silence and navigating the systems that so often feel unmovable. In these pages, she shares not only the tools to dig, such as how to request records and uncover what lies buried in files, but also the wisdom for doing this work ethically, honoring victims and their families along the way. This book serves as a guide for navigating the true crime space for anyone who refuses to give up on cases when the system goes quiet. Inside, you will find clarity, compassion, and direction. You will learn how to take those first steps forward-whether you are carrying your own loved one's case or shining a light on someone else's. In these pages, Raven shares both the strategy and the soul of true crime advocacy: practical tools for requesting records and autopsy reports, pursuing DNA testing, crafting press releases that get attention, and working ethically with media, investigators, and the law. You'll learn how to uncover the truth when the system goes quiet -and do so with empathy, accuracy, and respect. Above all, you will be reminded that you are not powerless. You are not alone, and your voice matters.Featuring insights from leading voices united in ethical storytelling inside this book: Kathryn Miles, Author of Trailed; Kathryn Casey, Author of Deliver Us; Julie Murray, sister of Maura Murray, Media Pressure Podcast; Terra Newell, Survivor Squad, Terra's Baddy Club Podcasts; Jax Miller, Author of Hell in the Heartland; Tony Adame, Author of Chase the Devil; Robin Warder, The Trail Went Cold; Kenneth Bator, First and True Podcast, Podcast Magazine; Amanda Newland-Davis, Oklahoma Cold Cases; Chris Williamson, Vanished Podcast, Author of Take the Money & Run; Joe Johnston, Author of Necessary Evil; MaryAnne McCullough, Ph.D., Cold Case Kansas Podcast; J.D. Morrison, Shattered Justice: The Oklahoma Girl Scout Murders; Tiffany Murray, Curious Cousins Oklahoma Podcast; April Musser, Crime to Burn Podcast; Jill McCracken, Murder Shelf Book Club Podcast; Larry Frederick, The Sound of Sirens Podcast; Courtney Fenner, A Nefarious Nightmare; Danica Yates, Murder and Mimosas; Matthew Brockmeyer, Murder Coaster Podcast; Lauren Samples, Author of Through the Shadows, Paradise After Dark Podcast David & Kristen Mittelman, Othram Labs Gary L. Perkinson, Rt. OSBI Special Agent in Charge Family & Victim Advocates: Miracle Lea, Gale Whitson, Dr. Maggie Zingman, Amie Ray Davis, Jeana Schultz, Lorene Bible, Lisa Broderick, Tammy Woodall, Susan Sexton, and Bre Cannon.

Book | Outbreak Medical Thriller

That Which Separates Man

That Which Separates ManRaven RollinsPaperback★★★★★ "This is not just another apocalypse story. This is what I imagine it would feel like when the world actually ends."Veterinarian Lexi Jackson understands disease better than most people. But when a violent outbreak begins spreading across Texas, medicine quickly gives way to survival.Boone Jackson taught his daughter how to stay calm under pressure. Now he's doing everything he can to keep her-and a frightened young boy named Ethan-alive long enough to reach whatever remains of civilization.Bones knows engines, rifles, and hard work. But grief has a way of following people, even to the end of the world.Wash has spent his life in the sky. With society collapsing beneath him, all he wants is to find his granddaughter, Clara.And Alan Hawthorne may be connected to the outbreak in ways no one yet understands-not even himself.As the infected spread and entire communities fall silent, these strangers are forced together in a desperate fight for survival. What begins as a battle against the infected soon becomes something far more dangerous: a struggle to hold onto compassion, trust, and humanity in a world where fear is replacing all three.Heavy with medical realism, emotional realism, and unforgettable characters, That Which Separates Man is a gripping outbreak thriller about survival, sacrifice, and the people willing to stand between the darkness and those they love.Perfect for fans of The Last of Us, Contagion, The Andromeda Strain, and character-driven post-apocalyptic fiction, medical thrillers, and survival horror.

That Which Separates ManRaven RollinsHardcover★★★★★ "This is not just another apocalypse story. This is what I imagine it would feel like when the world actually ends."Veterinarian Lexi Jackson understands disease better than most people. But when a violent outbreak begins spreading across Texas, medicine quickly gives way to survival.Boone Jackson taught his daughter how to stay calm under pressure. Now he's doing everything he can to keep her-and a frightened young boy named Ethan-alive long enough to reach whatever remains of civilization.Bones knows engines, rifles, and hard work. But grief has a way of following people, even to the end of the world.Wash has spent his life in the sky. With society collapsing beneath him, all he wants is to find his granddaughter, Clara.And Alan Hawthorne may be connected to the outbreak in ways no one yet understands-not even himself.As the infected spread and entire communities fall silent, these strangers are forced together in a desperate fight for survival. What begins as a battle against the infected soon becomes something far more dangerous: a struggle to hold onto compassion, trust, and humanity in a world where fear is replacing all three.Heavy with medical realism, emotional realism, and unforgettable characters, That Which Separates Man is a gripping outbreak thriller about survival, sacrifice, and the people willing to stand between the darkness and those they love.Perfect for fans of The Last of Us, Contagion, The Andromeda Strain, and character-driven post-apocalyptic fiction, medical thrillers, and survival horror.

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