author
Robert Scott
A bestselling true-crime writer, he turned shocking real cases into fast-paced nonfiction that reached a wide audience. His books focused on murders, investigations, and the human stories behind them.
2 Audiobooks
A Bad Town for Spacemen
by Robert Scott
Misrule
by Robert Scott
About the author
Robert Scott was an American nonfiction writer best known for true-crime books. Sources describe him as a New York Times bestselling author who wrote around 20 books in the genre.
Before becoming a full-time author, he reportedly worked as a delivery company driver and became interested in writing after following local murder cases in newspaper coverage. That interest grew into a career centered on real crimes, criminal investigations, and high-profile cases.
He died on January 9, 2015. His work is remembered for bringing real-life crime stories to general readers in a direct, accessible style.