^ 'Nonfiction Book Review: The Killing Kind by M.

^ ' 'Dark Minds' to profile four Aurora murder cases'.

'Investigation Discovery Finds Its Hannibal Lecter'. 'Cut from the Womb: Family of Defendant in Gruesome Slaying Speaks Out'.

^ a b ' 'Silence of the Lambs' for Real: 'Dark Minds' Uses a Serial Killer to Catch Serial Killers'.

^ 'Failures of the Presidents: JFK's Bay of Pigs Disaster'.

2008: New England Book Festival Award for I'll Be Watching You.

2014: Society of Professional Journalists' Connecticut chapter, 2nd place, Investigative Reporting.

The Devil's Right Hand: The Tragic Story of the Colt Family Curse (2011).

Nathan Hale: The Life and Death of America's First Spy (2008).

Failures of the Presidents: From the Whiskey Rebellion and War of 1812 to the Bay of Pigs and War in Iraq (2008) With Thomas J.

He now resides in Tolland County, Connecticut. Phelps' sister-in-law was murdered in 1996, and the killer was never found.

Twilight actor Peter Facinelli in June 2014 acquired movie rights for his Nathan Hale book. Phelps' book Nathan Hale: The Life and Death of America's First Spy was listed as number 14 on The New York Times bestseller list in e-book nonfiction the week of May 11, 2014. The New York Post in a February 2012 review called Phelps' book Never See Them Again, about Texas killer Christine Paolilla, a 'riveting new book' that 'examines one of the most horrific murders in recent American history.' Kirkus Reviews called it a 'thorough account of a quadruple murder in a Houston suburb in 2003.' He was featured in Writers Digest with his debut true-crime book Perfect Poison in 2003 and again with the release of his eighth book, I'll be Watching You, in 2009. When Phelps' book The Killing Kind was released in June 2014, Publishers Weekly wrote, 'Fans of the author's Discovery TV series, 'Dark Minds,' will be rewarded.' The series features unsolved serial murders. īeginning in January 2012, he produced and hosted with criminal profiler John Kelly the Investigation Discovery series Dark Minds, which airs on the Investigation Discovery channel. Īfter his book Murder in the Heartland was released, Phelps went on Good Morning America to talk about the 2004 murder of Bobbie Jo Stinnett covered in his book about convicted killer Lisa M. Phelps has written for the Providence Journal, Hartford Courant and New London Day, and consulted on the first season of the Showtime cable television series Dexter. Phelps is the author of 39 fact-based nonfiction (true crime) books, 2 thrillers, and four history books, including co-authoring Failures of the Presidents with Thomas J. William Phelps is an American crime writer and investigative journalist, podcaster, and TV presenter. Paper Ghosts, Crossing the Line with M William PhelpsĢ013 Excellence in Journalism - 2015 Investigative Journalism Award

Bad Girls by M. William Phelps