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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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The Barking Dog
Almost everyone has, at some point, had a neighbor with a barking dog. If you aren’t on friendly terms with the neighbor, there’s not...
Robin Lyons
Jan 27, 2024
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Inhumane Actions
I’m sure you remember the infamous ‘House of Horrors’ case where the parents kept their children in the home under horrible conditions....
Robin Lyons
Nov 11, 2023
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Woman on a Mission
Cryptocurrency was in the news this week because of the FTX fraud case. Before you think this is about a fraud case, no, no, no, it’s...
Robin Lyons
Nov 4, 2023
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Incensed Ex
The divorce was final. In the settlement, the wife’s attorney successfully won for her: · Half of the ex-husband’s retirement · ...
Robin Lyons
Oct 7, 2023
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Two Heartless Humans
Where this saga began: Husband and wife went to Africa to hunt big game. The husband had local workers construct a special cabin for his...
Robin Lyons
Sep 23, 2023
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Selfish and Senseless
What makes people, without hesitation, cast aside relationships? Or in this case, end the relationship without hesitation. One answer...
Robin Lyons
Sep 16, 2023
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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...
Robin Lyons
Aug 19, 2023
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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 24, 2023
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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 10, 2023
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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
Jun 3, 2023
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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
Apr 29, 2023
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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
Mar 18, 2023
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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
Jan 28, 2023
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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
Sep 10, 2022
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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
Aug 6, 2022
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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 26, 2022
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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
Mar 12, 2022
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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
Aug 7, 2021
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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
May 1, 2021
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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 27, 2021
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