Dean Jobb’s next true crime book, A Gentleman and a Thief, coming from Algonquin Books in June 2024, is the rollicking story of a Jazz Age jewel thief who charmed New York’s elite and looted gems worth millions from their posh estates. He is the author of The Case of the Murderous Dr. Cream, winner of the inaugural CrimeCon CLUE Award for True Crime Book of the Year, and Empire of Deception, the story of a brazen 1920s con man that Esquire magazine proclaimed one of the best biographies of all time. Dean writes a monthly column on true crime for Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine and teaches in the MFA in Creative Nonfiction program at the University of King’s College in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
12 entries by Dean Jobb
Shadow Men: The Tangled Story of Murder, Media, and Privilege That Scandalized Jazz Age America
By James Polchin
An expertly spun tale of unequal justice in the 1920s.
A propulsive account of the 19th-century Midwestern inferno.
Blood & Ink
By Joe Pompeo
A deliciously tawdry, well-told tale.
A deliciously tawdry, well-told tale.
Tiger Girl and the Candy Kid
By Glenn Stout
The rollicking account of a Bonnie-and-Clyde-like duo's Jazz Era escapades.
The rollicking account of a Bonnie-and-Clyde-like duo's Jazz Era escapades.
The Boston Massacre
By Serena Zabin
By mining archival records, the author brings the human side of the long-ago tragedy to life.
A Brotherhood Betrayed: The Man Behind the Rise and Fall of Murder, Inc.
By Michael Cannell
A riveting, true-crime tale from 1930s New York.
Winston Churchill: A Life in the News
By Richard Toye
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An intriguing look at how the seminal statesman managed — and often manipulated — the press.
He Had It Coming: Four Murderous Women and the Reporter Who Immortalized Their Stories
By Kori Rumore and Marianne Mather
A fascinating, visually rich look at the tawdry real-life crimes that inspired “Chicago.”
The Boston Massacre: A Family History
By Serena Zabin
By mining archival records, the author brings the human side of the long-ago tragedy to life.
A New York exhibit offers glimpses into the private world of J.D. Salinger.