Inside the Private Eyes of a P.I. by Stamford based P.I. Vito Colucci gives a behind the scenes look into some of his high profile cases including those of Michael Skakel, Jayson Williams and George Smith.
If the name sounds familiar it is probably because Colucci pops up on television news shows, including Nancy Grace, Larry King Live, MSNBC and Fox News, all the time.
By the way, Colucci steadfastly maintains Skakel’s innocence, but you will have to read the book to find out why!
Another Greenwich related true-crime story is that of the Kissels, who are the subject of the recently released Never Enough by Joe McGinniss.
Successful investment banker Robert Kissel and his wife Nancy were living the seemingly perfect "expat" life in Hong Kong with their three children.
Robert began to suspect that she was having an affair, which he confirmed via a hired detective, and then suspected that Nancy was poisoning him. His body was found soon after.
Nancy was tried and convicted of his murder in Hong Kong, where she awaits appeal.
There is a truly bizarre subsequent chapter to this story. Robert's brother, Andrew, a Connecticut real estate tycoon facing prison for fraud and embezzlement, was also found dead in the basement of his Greenwich mansion, stabbed in the back by person or persons unknown.
We have also recently added The Best American Crime Reporting, 2007, a diverse collection featuring 15 of the year's best crime stories, written by noted journalists such as Tom Junod (Esquire), Sean Flynn (GQ) and Steve Fishman (New York) and edited by author Linda Fairstein.
This collection got a starred review in Publishers Weekly that said of the stories “… it’s often hard to believe they’re non-fiction.”