Edgar Award-Winning and New York Times Bestselling Author

HARRY N. MACLEAN

MacLean’s first book, In Broad Daylight, won an Edgard Award for Best True Crime. His second book, Once Upon A Time, was a New York Times Notable Book of the year. His recently released book, The Past Is Never Dead, was shortlisted for the William Saroyan International Prize.

“‘Once Upon A Time’ is a deceptively important work. . . Maclean has produced a many-faceted and accomplished study. He gives an account of the trial that is comprehensive yet suspenseful, enriched by his insights into the tactics and emotions of the opposing lawyers. His understanding and clarity with regard to psychological issues is exemplary.

— The New York Times

In Broad Daylight

A Murder in Skidmore, Missouri

Tells the story of the killing of a bully in a small town in northwest Missouri in 1981, in front of 45 witnesses. Explores Ken McElroy’s reign of terror, his killing, and the cover-up which has protected the killers ever since. In Broad Daylight won an Edgar Award for Best True Crime, was a New York Times Bestseller for 12 weeks, and was made into a movie starring Brian Denehey.

This edition contains new facts on the killing and the identity of the killers.

Once Upon A Time

A True Story of Memory, Murder and the Law

In 1989 Eileen Franklin claimed to recover a repressed memory of her father murdering her playmate twenty years earlier. George Franklin was tried and convicted, based soley on her testimony. This book follows the trial, explores the dysfunctional Franklin family, and delves into the credibility of repressed memories as evidence. Contains a 2011 Epilogue. Once Upon A Time was a New York Times Notable Book of 1993.

* Now available in e-book

The Past is Never Dead

The Trial of James Ford Seale and Mississippi’s Struggle for Redemption

In 2007 James Ford Seale was indicted for the murder of two black youths in southwest Mississippi in 2007. This books covers the trial and conviction of Seale for the crimes, and explores the ongoing attempt of Mississippi to atone for its bloody racial past and the possibility of redemption through the prosecution of former Klansman for crimes of the sixties. This books was shortlisted for the William Saroyan Prize, offered by Stanford University.