Name Fred Rosen | Role Columnist | |
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Books Lobster Boy, Gang Mom: The Evil Mother W, The Mad Chopper: How the J, Body Dump, The Historical Atlas of A | ||
Fred Rosen is a former columnist for the Arts and Leisure Section of The New York Times. He is now a true crime author in the United States.
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Biography
Rosen was born in Brooklyn, New York. He suffered from dysthymia for a number of years.
Writing
Rosen's published works in the genre include Lobster Boy, about the murder of Grady Stiles. In that case, Rosen gave evidence in the trial of the killer.
His two books for HarperCollins in 2007, There But For the Grace: Survivors of the 20th Century’s Infamous Serial Killers and When Satan Wore a Cross, are best-sellers at the Doubleday Book Club, Literary Guild, Mystery Guild, and Book-of-the-Month Club. He is also the winner of Library Journal’s Best Reference Source 2005 award for The Historical Atlas of American Crime, and has written many other works of historical non-fiction including Cremation in America, Contract Warriors and Gold!.