Pete Earley
American journalist and writer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
American journalist and writer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Pete Earley (born September 5, 1951)[1] is an American journalist and author who has written non-fiction books and novels.
Pete Earley | |
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Born | Douglas, Arizona, U.S. | September 5, 1951
Occupation(s) | Journalist, writer |
Website | peteearley |
Born in Douglas, Arizona,[1] Earley became a Washington Post reporter and also wrote books about the Aldrich Ames and John Walker espionage cases. His book Circumstantial Evidence: Death, Life, and Justice in a Southern Town (1995), about the wrongful conviction of Walter McMillian in Alabama, won an Edgar Award from the Mystery Writers of America for Best Fact Crime Book in 1996.[2]
His book about the John Walker spy ring, Family of Spies, was a New York Times bestseller. It was adapted as a CBS miniseries starring Powers Boothe and Lesley Ann Warren. In 2007, Earley was a finalist for a Pulitzer Prize for his book Crazy: A Father's Search Through America's Mental Health Madness, about a man seeking help for his son.[3]
His 2008 book, Comrade J, is about Russian SVR defector Sergei Tretyakov.[4]
Pete's older sister, Alice Lee Earley, died at the age of 17 on June 14, 1966, after being hit by a car while riding Pete's scooter.[5] (Pete was 14 years old and at church camp when his sister was killed.)[5] Years later, in a 1985 Washington Post article called "To Find a Sister" (1985), Earley wrote about Alice's death and its effect on his life. (As part of it, he interviewed the woman driver who had hit his sister.)[5]
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