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Diane Fanning

 

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First name
Diane
Last name
Fanning
 

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Diane Fanning
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Diane Fanning is the author of 26 traditionally published books in fiction and non-fiction. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, she spent the second portion of her life in Virginia before moving to Texas. After her sojourn there, she has return returned home to the state she loves and lives nestled next to the Blue Ridge Mountains in Bedford. Awarded the Defender of Innocence Award and nominated for an Edgar
 

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Chapter Information

VWC Chapter (if any)
Valley
 

Speakers' Bureau

Speaker Area(s) of Writing Expertise
  • Fiction (long form)
  • Non-fiction (journalism)
Other Topic(s) of Expertise
wrongful conviction, serial killers
 

Poems, Novels, Plays, or other Works

Work 1 - Title
Death on the River
Work 1 - Genre
(Nonfiction) True Crime
Work 1 - Cover
Work 1 - Description
It seemed like the perfect romantic getaway: a kayaking trip for two on the Hudson River. But it ended in tragedy when beautiful, blonde Angelika Graswald called 911 to report that her fiancé, the handsome and athletic Vincent Viafore, had drowned in the choppy frigid waters. Authorities assumed it was an accident. But when the bereft bride-to-be posted videos of herself doing cartwheels on social media—shortly after Vincent’s death—suspicions of murder rose to the surface…

After hours of questioning, Angelika made several shocking admissions. She said she felt “trapped” and fed up with Vincent’s “demanding” sexual lifestyle: the nightlife, the strip clubs, the threeways. “I wanted him dead,” she had said, even though she insisted that she didn’t kill him. But as more lurid details emerged—including a $250,000 life insurance policy—a killer question remained: Did Angelika remove the plug of her fiance’s boat…and knock away his paddle as he sank?
Work 2 - Title
Sabotage in the Secret City
Work 2 - Genre
(Nonfiction) True Crime
Work 2 - Cover
Work 2 - Description
May 1945. Harry S. Truman has become president, the Allied Forces are closing in on Berlin and the research scientists at the secret facility in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, are doing their bit to bring the war to as swift a conclusion as possible. But does the end justify the means? Libby Clark has mixed feelings about the horror she and her fellow scientists are labouring to unleash on the citizens of Japan – and it seems she’s not the only one to have doubts.

A campaign of small acts of sabotage convinces Libby that one of their number is deliberately trying to delay the mission. But when the pranks turn deadly, Libby is forced once again to turn undercover sleuth to unmask the traitor within, prevent further deaths and keep the focus on ending World War II.
Work 3 - Title
Treason in the Secret City
Work 3 - Genre
(Fiction & Literature) Historical Fiction
Work 3 - Cover
Work 3 - Description
30th May, 1944. In the middle of the night, Libby Clark is roused from sleep by a colleague in distress. Marvin’s cousin Frannie has been charged with treason, and he hopes that Libby, with her clear-headed, scientific mind, can find a way to help prove her innocence. Libby, a chemist at a secret World War II facility in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, agrees to help her friend and pursue the truth.
Libby’s investigations soon uncover the immoral Dr Hansrote, who has tricked Frannie into her treachery. But the evil at Oak Ridge seems to run deeper, and in Libby’s determination to uncover the truth, she not only finds herself up against the authorities, but also caught in the crosshairs of a deadly cabal of indoctrinated spies, greedy opportunists and unscrupulous collaborators.
Can Libby survive the confluence of challenges? Or will one of them fashion a trap she cannot escape?
The second book in the Secret City series
Work 4 - Title
Bitter Remains
Work 4 - Genre
(Nonfiction) True Crime
Work 4 - Cover
Work 4 - Description
On July 13, 2011, Laura Jean Ackerson of Kinston, North Carolina, went to pick up her two toddler sons. It would be the last time she was seen alive…
Two weeks later, detectives searching for the missing mother made a gruesome discovery on the shores of Oyster Creek near Richmond, Texas—the dismembered body parts of a young woman whom they were able to identify as Laura Ackerson.
Laura’s ex, Grant Hayes—the father of her two sons—and his wife, Amanda, the mother of his newborn daughter, both pointed the finger at each other as the one guilty of murdering Laura, cutting up her body, and then transporting and disposing of the remains.
This is the hauntingly true story of a devoted mother, a disturbed couple, and how these horrific events came to pass…
Work 5 - Title
Scandal in the Secret City
Work 5 - Genre
(Fiction & Literature) Mystery & Crime
Work 5 - Genre (Other)
Historical Fiction
Work 5 - Cover
Work 5 - Description
Oak Ridge, Tennessee, otherwise known as the Secret City, rose seemingly overnight in 1942, built by the US Government. No one was quite sure what its purpose was or where it came from, but there was certainly something going on . . .

Libby Clark, a gutsy Bryn Mawr graduate, is determined to find her place as a scientist in a world where women are thought better suited to housework and marriage. As the only female scientist in the top secret facility, Libby is excited to begin what she believes is important government research.

She soon begins to suspect, however, that not all is as it seems. And to make matters worse, one frosty night she discovers the dead body of her roommate’s sister sprawled behind the bleachers. No one else seems to think finding the killer is important and it’s up to Libby to make sense of the situation. Aided by a band of like-minded scientists, Libby follows every possible lead until she comes to a shocking and unexpected conclusion.
 

Additional Works - Add title, genre, URL, description, and publication year in free form text here.

Additional Works
Under Cover of the Night 2014

Chain Reaction 2014

Holy Homicide, a nun buried in the basement of a church, a Baptist preacher practicing voodoo and a priest arrested in 2016 for a crime committed in 1960, eBook only, 2016

Wrong Turn, mystery, 2013

Sleep My Darlings, True Crime, 2013

Black Widow, true crime,"A true crime short about Betty Neumar and her five deceased husbands. Was she unlucky in love? Or does a sinister thread run through this woman's life?" 2013

False Front, mystery, 2012

Her Deadly Web, True Crime 2012

Twisted Reason, mystery, 2011

Mistaken Identity, mystery, 2010

Mommy's Little Girl, true crime, 2009

A Poisoned Passion, true crime, 2009

Punish the Deed, mystery, 2009

The Pastor's Wife, true crime, 2008

The Trophy Exchange, mystery, 2008

Out There, true crime, 2007

Under the Knife, true crime, 2007

Bite the Moon, mystery, 2007

Baby Be Mine, true crime, 2006

Gone Forever, true crime, 2006

Written in Blood, true crime, 2005

Into the Water, true crime, 2004

Through the Window, true crime, 2003

Red Boots & Attitude, anthology, 2002
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