Welcome to the official web presence of true-crime author Colin Evans. If you're a CSI fan or maybe someone fascinated by the history and development of criminal detection, then you've come to the right place.

Here you'll find tales of mystery and mayhem; killers who discovered too late that their 'perfect murder,' wasn't quite so perfect after all; medical detectives who have revolutionized the face of global crime-fighting; and enough bloodcurdling action to satisfy the most jaded palate. Have a look around.

Out now! SLAUGHTER ON A SNOWY MORN: A Tale of Murder, Corruption, and the Death Penalty Case that Revolutionised the American Courtroom.

"It's a stunner ... I couldn't put it down."

In 1915, an upstate New York farmer and his housekeeper are beaten and shot to death in their home. It's an appalling crime and few shed any tears when the murdered man's hired hand, Charles Stielow, is condemned to the electric chair. 

But while Stielow languishes on death row, doubts began to emerge about his conviction. Troubled officials at Sing Sing relay their concerns to America's greatest female detective, Grace Humiston, who spearheads the fight to save Stielow's life. 

What Grace uncovers is horrifying: forced confessions, jailhouse brutality, threats of lynching, fabricated evidence and the crooked testimony of a so-called expert witness who swear that Stielow's revolver is the murder weapon.

It's a nail-biting story guaranteed to keep you on the edge of your seat as Grace and her team fight to keep Stielow out of the electric chair. In time, Stielow's dreadful ordeal would shock a nation and lead directly to the birth of modern ballistics.

Slaughter On A Snowy Morn is the first full account of this landmark case. You won't want to miss it!

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