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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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Small-Town Crime Stories: Gripping Tales to Discover
Small towns often evoke images of peaceful streets, friendly neighbors, and quiet nights. Yet beneath this calm surface, some communities harbor dark secrets and gripping stories of crime that captivate and intrigue.

Robin Lyons
Oct 28


Knee-Jerk Reaction
Shortly after the school year began, a school bus driver stopped to drop off a middle school student. A student on the bus said something insulting to....

Robin Lyons
Jun 27


You Are as Guilty as Your Husband
Adult children visiting their parents so the grandchildren can visit sounds lovely. Unless the grandfather has a loaded shotgun behind his bedroom door.

Robin Lyons
Jun 20


It Takes Less Than One Minute
It was a lucrative family business until an FBI nation-wide crackdown brought it to a screeching halt.

Robin Lyons
Jun 6


A Senseless Crime
On his last night, at around 10:30 pm, a caller ordered a pizza for delivery. When the delivery man arrived at the location, he found the owner of the property had let it go into uninhabited ruin.

Robin Lyons
May 30


Unimaginable
They lived in a generational home with a 71-year-old mother, her 44-year-old daughter, and her 19-year-old granddaughter.

Robin Lyons
Mar 14


Gone With the Wind
Have you ever been on a plane that is diverted to another airport? In this true crime, once in the air.....
Robin
Feb 1


Homemade Explosives
I’m drawn to crimes involving school employees or students. This true crime involved both.

Robin Lyons
Nov 9, 2024


Obligations
Divorce can be an ugly, destructive life event for many estranged couples. When you see no other options but to divorce and you have...

Robin Lyons
Sep 20, 2024


Dark History
In 2005, a 36-year-old man worked at his family’s restaurant. In 2007, he was on trial for breaking into a young woman’s home. The...

Robin Lyons
Sep 6, 2024


Senseless Act
It wasn’t his first stint in prison. He’d had an explosive personality since he was a child. As the 34-year-old man left the prison after...

Robin Lyons
Aug 23, 2024


Pay Me, or Else
Most people have heard about the scam when someone calls and pretends to be a relative in jail needing money. The three-man crew in this...

Robin Lyons
Jun 28, 2024


Intentional Murder
It’s a scary time for parents when their teenagers drive. Boys often want to drive too fast. Speed isn’t as alluring to girls but in this...

Robin Lyons
May 10, 2024


I Can’t Lose My Kids
Have you heard of Rent-a-Hitman?

Robin Lyons
May 3, 2024


Out-of-Control
Imagine you and your boyfriend are driving back to your apartment after spending time in a big city.

Robin Lyons
Apr 26, 2024


Unsafe Delivery
Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds. This famous,...

Robin Lyons
Dec 16, 2023


Don't Be a Jerk
Imagine you’re on a flight from the middle of the U.S. to the eastern seaboard when one passenger goes a little cray-cray. Perhaps...

Robin Lyons
Sep 8, 2023


Double Life
The school hired him to be the Dean of Academics. In less than one month, the local authorities arrested him. They charged him with...

Robin Lyons
Aug 4, 2023


Canceled Wedding
Anyone who has been married knows how stressful the days leading up to the wedding can be. The wedding planners are fine tuning their...

Robin Lyons
Jul 21, 2023


The Family
He’d experienced a year of failed attempts to remove him from the head of his successful business. Then someone murdered the owner and...

Robin Lyons
Jul 14, 2023
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