Very much enjoyed Nathan Masters book CROOKED, where I discovered a fascinating character named M. Blair Coan. In this week's Substack newsletter:

Meet a 2024 Edgar Nominee - Day 20 - Best Fact Crime - Crooked: The Roaring '20s Tale of a Corrupt Attorney General, a Crusading Senator, and the Birth of the American Political Scandal by Nathan Masters - nathanmasters.me #edgars2024

Can't wait to read this! Nobody brings the rogues and swindlers of yesteryear to life better than Dean Jobb.

⚖️Nathan Masters reads from Crooked: The Roaring '20s Tale of a Corrupt Attorney General, a Crusading Senator, and the Birth of the American Political Scandal (Hachette Books), nominated for Best Fact Crime. #Edgars2024

What?! So honored.

.James Lee Burke won the prize for Best Novel at the #Edgars2024 for FLAGS ON THE BAYOU. Other winners of this year’s mystery prizes include I.S. Berry | THE PEACOCK AND THE SPARROW, Jesse Q. Sutanto, Nathan Masters, Linda Castillo, and @acuevaswrites. Mystery Writers of America ow.ly/W0Rj50Rv0qP

Fascinating story about the nation’s first policewoman and the case that caught everyone’s attention by Nathan Masters for Truly*Adventurous trulyadventure.us/pillars-of-fire

With Nathan Masters for LOST LA on PBS So Cal. His book, CROOKED, was a 2024 Edgar Award winner for Best Fact Crime. Be sure to check it out! And stay tuned for our interview, in which I discuss TRIAL BY AMBUSH, out now on Kindle and coming Dec. 1 in print & audio editions.

An old key helps one family reconnect with their Bunker Hill roots as USC's Bunker Hill Refrain rebuilds a vanished L.A. neighborhood. pbssocal.org/shows/lost-la/…

Full episode here: youtu.be/kR-nd2RrAEU

#LostLA's Season 7 finale airs tonight, sharing the story of how Los Angeles became the birthplace of modern animation—with a little help from a midwestern transplant named Walt Disney. Tune in to @pbssocal or stream the episode at your convenience on the free PBS app.

This week I sat down with Nathan Masters of PBS SoCal’s incredible program Lost L.A. We dive into historic, notable, controversial, L.A. history in this scintillating conversation. FULL Interview: youtube.com/watch?v=pk1KqR…

For those interested in Los Angeles history, check out L.A. in a Minute's interview with Nathan Masters of PBS SoCal (KOCE)'s Lost LA series. youtu.be/pk1KqRsUPV0?si…

J'ai découvert, sur YouTube, une FORMIDABLE chaîne/série documentaire, Lost LA, sur PBS SoCal (KOCE), de Nathan Masters, qui raconte la fondation de Los Angeles, des studios jusqu'aux freeways, de Venice aux cimetières et aux 1ers drive-ins. C'est documenté et passionnant.

Another save the date! If you'll be in Southern California on September 15, I'll hope you'll join me, Susan Orlean, Kate Winkler Dawson & Nathan Masters for a #truecrime panel. Location: USC Campus, Doheny Memorial Library. 6-7:30 PM. More info/RSVP: visionsandvoices.usc.edu/events/4989619…