This week Richard and Joe welcomed New York Times bestselling non-fiction, true crime author and journalist, Caitlin Rother. She has written or co-authored ten books. She was also a Pulitzer-nominated investigative journalist and worked nearly 20 years for daily newspapers. She now writes books full-time and appears regularly on TV and radio as a crime expert. Rother draws from decades of experience reporting on a wide range of topics — from addiction, suicide, mental illness and murder to politics and corruption at City Hall and in Congress.

A popular speaker, she also helps aspiring authors as a book doctor and writing/research/promotions coach and consultant and teaches narrative non-fiction, digital journalism, and author branding/promotions at UCSD Extension and San Diego Writers, Ink.

Rother has written or co-authored 10 books, including “Then No One Can Have Her”, “I’ll Take Care of You”, “Poisoned Love”, “Dead Reckoning”, “Deadly Devotion”, “Body Parts”, “Twisted Triangle”, and “My Life, “Deleted”. Her debut crime novel, “Naked Addiction” was set in La Jolla.

Her most controversial true crime book, “Lost Girls”, is an examination of the rape and murder of Chelsea King and Amber Dubois in Escondido by sexual predator John Gardner.

Rother’s most recent release is “Then No One Can Have Her”. This complex legal tale involves a deep love gone wrong between Carol Kennedy–a peaceful, loving mother of two, artist and therapist–and her “soulmate” ex-husband Steve DeMocker, an investment broker.

Caitlin was born in Montreal, Canada and moved to Santa Barbara, California as a toddler. From the, she moved to San Diego and attended La Jolla High School. She received her Bachelor’s degree in psychology from the University of California, Berkeley and a Master degree in Journalism from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University. During her 19-year career as a daily newspaper reporter, she worked briefly at States News Service in Washington, DC, then at the Berkshire Eagle and the Springfield Union-News in Massachusetts. Ms. Rother worked as a full-time freelancer for the Los Angeles Times in Ventura County and became a staff writer for the Daily News in Los Angeles. From there she returned to San Diego to join the Union-Tribune staff where she worked until she resigned in 2006 to peruse writing full-time. A classically-trained pianist, she enjoys singing with a local musical group, Breaking the Code.

Listen to a podcast of Caitlin Rother’s interview!