What happens when a journalist who’s spent decades covering real-life crime turns to fiction to tell the stories that linger? In this compelling episode of The Wandering Pen Podcast, host Christine Musser sits down with award-winning Patriot-News journalist and thriller novelist John Luciew.

John shares how his investigative reporting on the chilling Joey Miller case—a serial rapist and killer who terrorized Harrisburg, PA—shaped his understanding of justice, trauma, and storytelling. As the author of Kill the Story and several other fast-paced thrillers, John reflects on the power and responsibility that come with writing both facts and fiction.

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Together, they explore:

• The blurred line between real-life reporting and fictional storytelling

• How journalism influences character development and plot

• Why some stories need to be told in more than one form

• The impact of local news on public awareness and policy

• The ethical tension between reporting, protecting, and revealing

Whether you're drawn to true crime, a lover of suspense novels, or curious about the craft of storytelling from both a journalist’s and novelist’s perspective—this episode delivers.

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