John Reisinger

, Male

Profile Information:

Hometown:
Easton, Maryland
About Me:
John Reisinger is an engineer and former U.S. Coast Guard officer who lives on Maryland's Eastern Shore. John writes about true historical crime, forensics and mysteries based on real cases. His current book is Death of a Flapper, a Max Hurlock Roaring 20s mystery based on the Wilson-Roberts case of a double murder in a locked room. He has also released Death on a Golden Isle, based on the Eva Rablen poisoning case from the 1920s. His previous book was MASTER DETECTIVE, the story of Ellis Parker, the American Sherlock Holmes, and how Parker investigated the Lindbergh kidnapping, and got a signed confession by someone different from the man who had been convicted of the crime. Max Allan Collins called MASTER DETECTIVE "fascinating reading for tru-crime buffs and mystery fans alike."


John has been interviewed on television and radio, spoken on historical crime and writing to civic groups, and addressed graduate classes in criminology as well as the New Jersey Association of Chiefs of Police.
I Am A:
Writer
Website:
http://www.johnreisinger.com
Books And Authors I Like:
True Crime, history
The Rumpole series- John Mortimer
Confederacy of Dunces- John Kennedy Toole
The Flashman series- George MacDonald Frasier
The Papers of Samuel Marchbanks-Robertson Davies
Movies And TV Shows I Like:
Godfather 1 and 2
Fargo
Office Space
The Simpsons Movie
The Boat
The Enemy Below

Comment Wall:

  • John Reisinger

    Who kidnapped the Lindbergh baby? An illegal German immigrant named Bruno Hauptmann was executed for the crime, but what most people don't know is that a man many considered America's greatest detective obtained a detailed written confession from someone else! The whole incredible true story is told in Master Detective, now available in paperback.

    Jul 27, 2007

  • Eric Stone

    Hey John, thanks for accepting, welcome to Crimespace. Your book sounds fascinating. I'll hunt one down.

    Jul 27, 2007

  • Lee Lofland

    Hi John. It was nice to meet you during the Deadly Ink conference.

    My wife and I visited your neck of the woods on the 4th of July. We watched the fireworks out on the Choptank River near Long Wharf in Cambridge. We could actually see the St. Michaels fireworks from our location. You're a lucky guy to have a boat in that area. Hey, you're a lucky guy, anyway. I seem to remember you won the big prize at the DI conference.

    Jul 27, 2007

  • Linda Ladd

    Hi John!

    Nice to meet you! It's good to touch base with a fellow Kensingtonian. : ) We'll all have to get together for a conference of some kind. That's something I'd like to do--get out to some of the mystery/crime conferences and learn more tricks of the trade.

    I'm new here and an internet novice, but it's a lot of fun! Hope I remember to write!

    ~~Linda

    Jul 29, 2007

  • Janet Reid

    Thanks for the invite! Nice page!!!

    Jul 30, 2007

  • Krystal Waters

    I am hooked! I read your bio and love it! You really know how to draw in a person. I have to laugh, I saw you went to see the Simpson's movie! lol I want to see that. My daughter has and she says it's funny.

    stop by my page some and say hello!

    Kristine

    Aug 3, 2007

  • Lyn LeJeune

    Must be great writing on a boat; I escape to the mountains.
    I will check out your website as soon as I invite you to be my friend.
    My book, The Beatitudes, Book I in The New Orleans Trilogy, will be out in the fall and I am donating all royalties directly to the New Orleans Public Library Foundation. My blogsite www.beatitudesinneworleans.blogspot.com has excerpts, recipes, and news, and you can see the many prominent authors supporting me, such as Alafair Burke, Julie Smith, Ken Bruen, and many others. Hope you let me be your friend. Lyn Lejeune.

    Aug 5, 2007