Courtney
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Lund O’Neil
AUTHOR
Praise for POSTMORTEM
“A beautifully written memoir about the haunting impact of a sensational crime. I'm still thinking about it.”—Gregg Olsen, #1 New York Times bestselling author
“Unforgettable . . . A harrowing account of her mother’s involvement in the 1978 arrest of serial killer John Wayne Gacy [offers] profound new insights into an oft-told American horror story.”—Publishers Weekly, STARRED review
ABOUT COURTNEYCourtney Lund O’Neil is a California-based writer with a focus in memoir, literary journalism, and true crime. Her writing has appeared in The New York Times, Glamour, The Washington Post, Oprah Daily, Parents, Chicago Tribune, Harper’s Bazaar, The Normal School, The Columbia Journal, and more. The recipient of the Marcia McQuern Award for excellence in Creative Nonfiction and the Marye Lynn Cummings Endowed Scholarship in both Creative Nonfiction and Poetry, she holds a PhD from Oklahoma State University and a MFA from University of California, Riverside. She lives with her husband and children in Southern California.
The interview that inspired the book.
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“Standing in the kitchen, my mother sips her morning orange-flavored cappuccino while she gets ready to take me to school. She matter-of-factly tells me what I need to know. Safety is an illusion, no matter how many fences and locks we have. Always keep your ears up. We hear before we see. What haunts my mother will also come to haunt me.” -POSTMORTEM excerpt
Courtney Lund O’Neil • Author