North Country / Adirondack Author
Bloated Toe Publishing of Peru, New York, is pleased to announce the release of a new nonfiction title, Escape from Dannemora: 170 Years of Escapes, Tortures, and Infamous Inmates at New York’s Most Notorious Prison (311 pp, $24) by award-winning author Lawrence P. Gooley. The book chronicles not only the…
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The Post-Star, November 9, 2015—Authors portray many aspects of history: “I had been researching Dannemora’s history, escapes, torture and its prisoners when those guys escaped,” said Gooley, author of Escape from Dannemora: 170 Years of Escapes, Tortures and Infamous Inmates at New York’s Most Notorious Prison, referring to Richard Matt and David Sweat, two convicts who escaped the maximum-security prison in June and were on the lam for more than three weeks.
Author Lawrence Gooley talks to Bob Cudmore about the history of the Adirondacks.
Fulton County Express, October 9, 2012—“Adirondack Serial Killer” story told: Author Lawrence Gooley spoke last Thursday about Garrow’s early life, the murders and the extensive manhunt that was conducted to capture him during his presentation “Tracking Robert F. Garrow: The Adirondack Serial Killer” (based on Gooley’s book, Terror in the Adirondacks).
Watertown Daily Times, July 31, 2014—Author takes a look at bootlegging in the north country: Author Lawrence Gooley has been researching for his latest book about the north country, and has found barrels full of information about the area’s wild and lawless bootlegging during the Prohibition Era.
Observer-Dispatch, January 31, 2014—New book on Gianini murder released: The Herkimer County Historical Society has several new book titles in its gift shop, including Killing in the Kuyahoora Valley by Lawrence P. Gooley. The book is an account of the 1914 Gianini murder case, when 16-year-old Jean Gianini was charged with the murder of his school teacher Lida Beecher in the village of Poland.
Bloated Toe Publishing of Peru, New York, is pleased to announce the release of a new true-crime title, Killing in the Kuyahoora Valley (126 pp, $18) by award-winning author Lawrence P. Gooley. The book chronicles the story of Poland, New York, schoolteacher Lydia Beecher, who was brutally murdered in 1914…
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Sun Community News, October 29, 2013—Local author’s murder story to air on Halloween: Lawrence P. Gooley, Adirondack historian and true-crime author from the Plattsburgh area, will appear on the Investigation Discovery channel at midnight Halloween in a special titled “Bloody Marys.” The Mary Farmer story is based on a chapter of his recent book, 25 Diabolical Adirondack Murders: The Twisted, Fiendish Deeds of Adirondack Killers.
Sun Community News, September 10, 2013—Local author to appear on Discovery Channel: Gooley, along with Jill Jones, his partner at Bloated Toe, were recently contacted by a representative from NBC, who wanted to use one of the stories from Gooley’s 2012 book, 25 Diabolical Adirondack Murders: The Twisted, Fiendish Deeds of Adirondack Killers, for an upcoming segment on their Discovery ID channel.
Adirondack Life, December, 2012—Regional Reads: A selection of new Adirondack titles: True-crime junkies shouldn’t miss Lawrence Gooley’s 25 Diabolical Adirondack Murders: The Twisted, Fiendish Deeds of North Country Killers (Bloated Toe Publishing). In chapters like “Scissors to the Sinus” and “Pieces of Louise,” Gooley gives readers a North Country version of Law & Order, following evildoers from crime to conviction.