Why is Joe McGinniss?
A well known author of "true crime" drama Joe McGinniss was born in 1942 in New York City.
Like all other children, first he went to school and then entered college. It was Holy Cross College in Worchester, Massachusetts. Here he began to work on school newspaper and during summers worked for the Port Chester Daily Item. After college he began to work as a reporter for the Worcester Telegram. At this work he realized that he had a talent worth pursuing.
Besides, McGinniss worked as a sportswriter for The Philadelphia Bulletin in 1966. And in 1968 Joe McGinniss has written a story that would become his first book.
Thus began Joe McGinniss author work. His books are popular around the world, among them and "Fatal Vision" (1983), and "Cruel Doubt" (1991).
The author's first true crime book was "Fatal Vision". This book is about trials and appeals of Dr. Jeffrey MacDonald, a man eventually convicted of brutally slaying his pregnant wife and two young daughters. McGinniss commenced a four-year friendship with MacDonald early on in the course of his legal battles, not knowing whether he was innocent or guilty, though ultimately being persuaded of the latter while writing the book.
Joe McGinniss - a former reporter and columnist for the "Philadelphia Inquirer" has also written the major nonfiction bestseller, such as: "The Selling of the President, 1968" (1969). It was the second biggest-selling nonfiction book by under-30 author (after Anne Frank). Other notable books include "The Big Horse" (2004), "The Miracle of Castel di Sangro" (which detailed the dramatic life and times of an Italian football (soccer) team) and "The Last Brother: The Rise and Fall of Teddy Kennedy" (1993).
His newest true crime book, "Never Enough" (2007), offers a tale of greed and murder featuring the wealthy Kissel family of Hong Kong and Greenwich, CT. This book was ranked among the most anticipated books of the fall 2007 season by "Washington Post Book World".
Today Joe McGinniss lives in Western Massachusetts and continues to write interesting books!