True crime buffs everywhere, REJOICE!
In 2006 “Terry Schmida’s True Cime Stories of Key West and the Florida
Keys Vol. I” stunned readers with thrilling tales from Monroe County’s
sordid past. Now former Key West Citizen police reporter Schmida
uncuffs 16 new stories of murder, racketeering, vigilantism and
eco-terrorism in paradise, with an emphasis on the unbelievable -- and
a taste of the absurd!
RUN with vicious and desperate criminals escaping from the county jail . . .
TRACK a maniacal killer through a seedy underworld of rough biker bars . . .
RELIVE a dark Santeria curse cast upon murderous Klansmen . . .
OBSERVE as a drug conspiracy topples city officials in Key West’s “trial of the century.”
WHITE-KNUCKLE your seat as your hijacked plane plunges into the ocean . . .
And much more.
Most importantly, BUY this book and discover why Key West has always “a sunny place for shady people!”
Fully illustrated with crime scene photos, archival material and other never-before-seen rarities.
Praise for “True Crime, Vol. I”:
“Novelists
hate the fact that truth runs faster than fiction. ‘Terry Schmida’s
True Crime Stories’ is a prime harvest of bizarre, dumb, horrifying
events visited upon our paradise. You’ll laugh, gasp, weep and bolt the
door. It should be required reading for all Keys newcomers.”
-- Tom Corcoran, author of “Octopus Alibi” and “Air Dance Iguana.”
“Terry
Schmida’s ‘True Crime’ is interesting, informative and brings to life
the criminal past of Key West and the Florida Keys.”
-- Max Haines, former Toronto Sun “Crime Flashback” columnist
“Terry
Schmida knows the dark and darkly comic side of Key West better than
anyone . . . Join him for an entertaining trip to America’s
southernmost crime scene.”
-- George Cooper, author of “Lost Love” and “Poison Widows.”
‘An offer you can’t refuse!’
