Tucson Festival of Books

Solved


Join us as three true-crime experts share the gripping stories and the investigative breakthroughs that helped solve some of America's most haunting murders.


Panelists
Troy Hillman

An ex-CPA turned detective, Troy Hillman's passion for cold case victims and zeal for hunting the most elusive serial killers led him to become a detective, where he spent more than 10 years of his law enforcement career working with an elite homicide team that solved murders dating back as far as the 1970's....

Lise Olsen

Lise Olsen is investigations editor at the Texas Observer and the author of "The Scientist and the Serial Killer: The Search for Houston's Lost Boys," a deeply researched tale about dozens of young men who were kidnapped and killed by Dean Corll in the 1970s....

Casey Sherman

Casey Sherman is an award-winning journalist and bestselling author of seven books, including "The Finest Hours" and "Boston Strong," both of which were adapted into major motion pictures. He received the Edward R....

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Books:
Chasing Down the Zombie Hunter
The True Story of a Small-Town Accountant, an Elite Group of Detectives, and Arizona's Most Terrifying Cold Case
Troy Hillman
True Crime
Pegasus Books
October 2025
ISBN 9781639369676
256 pages
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Blood in the Water
The Untold Story of a Family Tragedy
Casey Sherman
True Crime
Sourcebooks, Inc.
April 2025
ISBN 9781728298207
304 pages
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The Scientist and the Serial Killer
The Search for Houston's Lost Boys
Lise Olsen
True Crime
Random House
April 2025
ISBN 9780593595688
464 pages
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