Tag: Joe Velling

She stole another’s identity and took her secret to the grave

My unsolved mystery story that went viral, prompting throngs of amateur sleuths to try to crack the case. After the mystery was solved, I turned it into a book for Kindle and Audible. It was featured on WNYC’s On the Media. 

The Woman in the Strongbox

Downloaded 67,000 times and counting, with hundreds of three- and four-star reviews. This fast-paced mystery, published by Amazon Original Stories, was based on a front-page story I wrote for The Seattle Times, “She stole another’s identity, and took her secret to the grave. Who was she?” Amateur sleuths around the globe tried to solve the case as the story went viral.