John Reisinger's Page
Profile
- Hometown:
- St Michaels, Maryland
- About Me:
- John Reisinger is an engineer and former U.S. Coast Guard officer who lives on Maryland's Eastern Shore and sometimes writes on his boat, Second Edition. John writes about true historical crime and forensics. His current book is 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 weaves crime, history, and fascinating period details into his pages. As part of the research for his non-fiction book about a forensics pioneer and the development of the modern crime lab, John attended the annual conference of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences in San Antonio.
He has just finished his first mystery based on a real life case. His fictional detective Max "Sherlock" Hurlock lives on Maryland's Eastern Shore and gets involved in crimes among the nation's rich and famous during the Roaring 20's.
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
John Reisinger's Blog
TV Magic- Cramming a 300 page book into five minutes
Posted on October 12th, 2007 at 4:43am —
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Scraps of the Past
One of the problems with writing a non fiction crime book is knowing when to stop. It seems as if there is always just one more piece of information just over the horizon. Then, of course when you do finish, these bits of information show up, too late to be included. I was reminded of this fact of life at the recent event in New Jersey.
The Ellis Parker book event and historical site tour was held on September 22 in Mt Holly, New Jersey, scene of much of the action in Master Detective,…
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Posted on October 12th, 2007 at 4:38am —
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Mistaken Identity
Posted on September 10th, 2007 at 11:21am —
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In the Footsteps of the American Sherlock Holmes
One of the advantages of writing true crime/biography is that there are real people and places you can point to as being part of your book. Much of Master Detective takes place in Mt Holly, New Jersey, the stomping grounds of the "American Sherlock Holmes", Ellis Parker. Many of the sites involved in those events survive, including Parker's house, the courthouse, the old jail, the Elks Club where he hung out when off duty, and even the house where his wake was held (attended by several thousa…
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Posted on September 9th, 2007 at 11:30pm —
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I guess you had a lot of explaining to do! I can assure you that the box you mentioned in your blog did not originally contain my books, either! : )
Best,
Linda
I am a long standing member (board of directors) of the Md Writers Association. Are you in a critique group?
If a author writes a novel in the forest, and nobody reads it, did it make a sound?
I'm newt, slithering from the shallow end of the gene pool, into the open ocean. Sharks are likely to eat me before the salt water kills me, but who wants a quiet life?
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.
stop by my page some and say hello!
Kristine
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
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.