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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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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 2, 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
Apr 28, 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
Mar 17, 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
Jan 28, 2023


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 9, 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
Aug 5, 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 25, 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
Mar 12, 2022


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 6, 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
Apr 30, 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 27, 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
Feb 13, 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
Jan 30, 2021


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,...

Robin Lyons
Sep 18, 2020
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