Mike on Crime

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – NOVEMBER 2008
WINNIPEG – Mike McIntyre, award-winning crime journalist, national radio broadcaster and best-selling author is set to release his latest book, Devil Among Us: How Canada Failed To Stop A Pedophile.

McIntyre will kick off a national promotional tour with the official launch of Devil Among Us on Thursday Oct. 30, 7 p.m. at Chapters Polo Park in Winnipeg, 695 Empress Street.

The public is welcome and McIntyre will be reading excerpts from his book, answering questions and signing copies.

Devil Among Us is published by Great Plains of Winnipeg and will be sold for $11.95 in all major Canadian book stores, including Chapters, Indigo, Coles and McNally Robinson.

OTHER UPCOMING DATES AND TIMES:

Friday Oct. 31 – Signing – Winnipeg – Coles City Place, Noon -1:30 p.m.

Friday Nov. 7 – Signing – Brandon – Coles, 6-8 p.m.

Saturday Nov. 8 – Signing – Regina – Coles Northgate, 11 a.m. -12:30 p.m.

Saturday Nov. 8 – Signing – Regina – Chapters, 1-2:30 p.m.

Sunday Nov. 9 – Signing – Saskatoon – Indigo Books, 11 a.m. -12:30 p.m.

Sunday Nov. 9 – Signing – Saskatoon – McNally Robinson, 1-3 p.m.

Monday Nov. 10 – Interview – CTV Regina with Manfred Joehnck, Noon.

Thursday Nov. 13 – Signing – Winnipeg – Coles City Place, 12-1:30 p.m.

Saturday Nov. 15 – Signing – Winnipeg – Chapters St. Vital, 1-4 p.m.

Saturday Dec. 6 – Signing – Winnipeg – Coles Kildonan Place, 1:30-4 p.m.

Wednesday Dec. 10 – Signing – Winnipeg – McNally Grant Park, 6-8 p.m.

Saturday Dec. 13 – Signing – Winnipeg – McNally Polo Park, 1-3 p.m.

MORE DATES WILL BE ADDED SOON!

ABOUT THE BOOK:

The Peter Whitmore story has captured the country’s attention since the notorious sex offender shocked the nation with a sadistic con job in 2006 that saw him kidnap two young Prairie boys from their unsuspecting families. The case sparked a desperate manhunt and a flood of anger as citizens were left wondering why such a dangerous predator wasn’t locked up

Mike McIntyre led national coverage of the case and won a Beyond Borders media award for his efforts.

In Devil Among Us, McIntyre take readers inside Whitmore’s crimes, into the lives of his many victims and reveals how a lax legal system ignored repeated warning signs that another violent attack was imminent.

McIntyre also explores the controversial public and political fall-out from Whitmore’s case – claims of mental illness, the merits of chemical castration and other treatment, dangerous offender designations, grooming of victims, plea-bargaining and Ottawa’s push for tougher sex offender legislation.

Devil Among Us contains extensive and exclusive details about Whitmore and his crimes, including detailed interviews with the families of his two most recent victims, parole documents, prison reports, medical reports, Whitmore’s handwritten “biography”, interviews with Whitmore’s family, new details about the Saskatchewan manhunt and police investigation and much, much more.

McIntyre’s latest true crime tale represents an alarming wake-up call to justice officials and a chilling reminder to Canadians about the devils who live among us.

ABOUT MIKE:

Mike has been the lead justice reporter with the Winnipeg Free Press newspaper since 1997. He hosts the nationally syndicated “Crime and Punishment” radio show on the Corus and Rawlco radio networks every Sunday, and hosts his own website at www.mikeoncrime.com.

Mike has published three previous true crime books which have won praise from critics across the country.

Nowhere To Run: The Killing of Const. Dennis Strongquill (2003) chronicled the tragic ambush killing of a well-respected Mountie and became a national bestseller in less than two weeks. It is now in its third printing and is in development as a feature film.

The Yuletide Bandit: A Seven-Year Search For A Serial Criminal (2004) took an in-depth look at one of the country’s most cunning criminals and is also in development as a feature film.

To The Grave: Inside A Spectacular RCMP Sting (2006) explored the mysterious disappearance of a teenaged girl and the Hollywood-style police investigation that revealed the shocking truth about what happened. The book was an instant bestseller and is now in its fourth printing.

Mike lives in Winnipeg with his wife and two children.

FOR MORE INFORMATION:

Or to arrange an interview or signing with the author please contact:

Catharina de Bakker
Assistant to the Publisher
Great Plains Publications
Office (204) 475-6799
Fax (204) 475-0138
Email info@greatplains.mb.ca
Web www.greatplains.mb.ca