Robin Lyons
Left for Dead
Let me start with the obvious: people who commit crimes—whether on purpose or by accident—almost always think they can outsmart law...
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Robin Lyons
Internationally Selling Mystery Author
My hard-hitting, true crime posts aim to inform you and provide me with story inspiration. Have a look and see what you think.
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Robin Lyons
Jun 23, 2023
Dressed to Kill
Here you have another heated divorce with a mother and father battling for custody. The father’s new wife decides it’s a good plan to...
Robin Lyons
Jun 9, 2023
No Random Act
Unless you live in the community where this crime occurred, it’s doubtful your local news covered it. Although the crime was indeed...
Robin Lyons
Jun 2, 2023
Ghost Email Murders
How does someone hire a killer? In this true crime, two men (brothers-in-law), were shooting guns at trees and targets and talking. One...
Robin Lyons
Apr 28, 2023
A Murderous Plot
Staying connected with high school friends on social media provided the 48-year-old mother in this true crime with the resource she...
Robin Lyons
Mar 17, 2023
End of Story
This story (a.k.a. true crime) didn’t end how the ex-husband of the victim had intended it to end. He and his girlfriend met with a man...
Robin Lyons
Jan 28, 2023
Stupid Jealous
School violence is on the rise. I’m convinced most school violence incidents stem from bullying. For some children, the bullying is so...
Robin Lyons
Sep 9, 2022
The Things She Did for Love
A single woman in her 60s can be lonely and desperate for love. At her sentencing, the 62-year-old single woman reportedly said, “I just...
Robin Lyons
Aug 5, 2022
Angry Drunk
If you’ve ever been in a toxic relationship, this case might sound personal. It did to me. In court, the wife said, “My sense of...
Robin Lyons
Mar 25, 2022
Deadly Divorce
Many couples get divorced. It’s a reality that sometimes relationships don’t work. Children can complicate divorce. Who gets the kiddos...
Robin Lyons
Mar 12, 2022
Master Manipulator
How would two murderous prison inmates escape from a maximum-security prison that nobody else had in over 100 years? Prison staff aided...
Robin Lyons
Aug 6, 2021
A Parental Kidnapping
Imagine your son marries someone from another country who has dual citizenship. That alone should not worry you. One must consider the...
Robin Lyons
Apr 30, 2021
Not Happily Ever After
Have you ever gone on a dating website or app looking for your happily ever after? I can’t speak from experience other than my son and...
Robin Lyons
Feb 27, 2021
The Jilted Husband
This jilted husband went to extreme lengths to harass his estranged wife, a schoolteacher at a public school district, in hopes she would...
Robin Lyons
Feb 13, 2021
A Broken Heart
When you realize the man you’re seeing—a.k.a. your boss—is not a good match for you and you move on, you'd probably never think your new...
Robin Lyons
Jan 30, 2021
Disloyal and Disgraced
I rarely read or write political or spy themed mystery/thrillers, but this true-crime was so much more it intrigued me. Let’s see what...
Robin Lyons
Sep 18, 2020
Bad Break-up
Unless you married your high school sweetheart, we’ve all had a bad break-up. As you feel your world is crumbling around you most people,...
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