Inside Lenz Network

My guest is Cathy Scott. Cathy is a journalist and author of four true crime books and one biography, including the best-selling The Killing of Tupac Shakur and, most recently, the critically acclaimed and Amazon.com bestseller Pawprints of Katrina.

For more than a decade, she was a correspondent for The New York Times and Reuters news service. Her work also has appeared in George magazine, Christian Science Monitor, Los Angeles Times, New York Post, The New York Times Magazine, San Diego Union-Tribune, and Las Vegas Sun. She has appeared on the Oxygen network’s “Snapped” investigations, Unsolved Mysteries, CourtTV, CNN, MTV News and Uncovered TV.

My guest is Heather Steele, President & CEO of The Innocent Justice Foundation. Heather will tell us what we need to know about the problem and how we can combat the exploitation of our children.

My guest is Linda Faulkner. Linda has written several mystery and romance novels. Today we'll talk about her latest release, "Second Time Around."

My special guest today is Diane Fanning. Diane is the author of eight true crime books. Her book, Written In Blood, was nominated for the Edgar Allen Poe award. But the most fulfilling thing for her as a true crime writer was the role she played in finding justice for wrongfully convicted Julie Rea Harper. The story was featured on the TV program 20/20. Diane is also very gratified with the email she’s received from staff at Domestic Violence Shelters around the country who’ve called her book, Gone Forever, an important book for women.

As a writer, Diane has served on the executive committees of the Writers’ League of Texas and the Heart of Texas chapter of Sisters in Crime. She is also a member of Mystery Writers of America.

She is currently under contract with her publisher to write the story of Caylee Anthony.

My guest is Jeffrey D. Schlaman. Jeff is the author of the timely thriller Subprime Factor, which takes readers into the world of high finance and the current financial crisis.

My guests tonight are Paul Scharff and Holly Hager. Paul is the son of tavern owner Ronald Scharff, who was murdered along with his barmaid in Lakemoor, Illinois in June 1981. Holly was Paul's babysitter back then, and this past summer she read a book that named the killer of Ron Scharff and Pat Freeman. We'll discuss the status of Paul's efforts to get the police to close out the cold case.

My guest is David Grant, author of a dual novel titled, Bleach/Blackout. Here is a synopsis: Fans of fluffy romance novels and that all-too-familiar, over-hyped, edge-of-the-seat crap should steer clear. This is life at its most jaded. Offense Mechanisms is proud to present Bleach | Blackout by David S. Grant, two novels about drugs, sex, revenge, the corporate crunch, and the inevitable unpleasantness of life and death.

David has also written Corporate , The Last Breakfast, and a short story collection titled Emotionless Souls.

My guest is Tony "Nap" Napoli, a former member of the Genovese crime family and author of the new book My Father, My Don. Tony's father, Jimmy Napoli, was a capo in the family and ran one of the largest illegal gambling operations in the country. We'll talk about Tony's life as a wiseguy, how he survived it; and his successful fight against alcohol addiction.

My guest is author and publisher Lana Jorlan. We'll discuss Lana's children's books and her publishing business.

My guest today is Tony Napoli, author of My Father, My Don: A Son's Journey from Organized Crime to Sobriety.