OUT OF THE GRAVE, VINTAGE DETECTIVE WRITINGS REVEAL LONG-HIDDEN DRAMA

Peter Lucia Projects announced today the release of an illustrated computer book that visually incorporates the recently uncovered narrative reports of one of the 20th Century's most remarkable murder cases and sting operations. It is titled "The Murder At Asbury Park."

Basically put: Ten-year-old Marie Smith is murdered. Small town officials, unable to find answers, contact Raymond C. Schindler, young New York manager of the illustrious William J. Burns Detective Agency. It is his first murder case. The elaborate sting that Schindler and his team pull off distinguishes this case as a stunning theatrical" achievement in the history of crime investigation.

Since 1911, the story has been told only as a series of anecdotes, in brief "amazing detective" articles ("The Readers Digest" ran the story in the 1950s; "The Peoples Almanac" in the 1970s; a Hearst Sunday supplement in the 1940s). What was once a little parlor story is now a 400-page eBook that uses scans of the stirringly written case materials revealed for the first time in 100 years.

Author and researcher Peter Lucia has assembled hundreds of narrative-style detective reports and other documents in a way that allows at least half of this unbelievable tale to be told in the words of people involved in it.

The case has many exceptional characteristics, but its most compelling feature is its central ploy designed to maneuver the main suspect into revealing his guilt.

The daily (often shocking) reports of the audacious operative involved in this fantastic operation make for a reading experience that may be unique in the history of true crime writing.

"The people involved in the case didnt know they were writing a story," says Lucia, who quietly worked on the project for over six years. The documents are an exhilarating piece of vintage Americana ... It would have been a crime in itself to hide this material or even paraphrase it. I needed to assemble a totally accurate, day-by-day account of the case in which these stunning narratives could be showcased ... I know of nothing like this work. It's more than just a 'read,' it's a thing -- an archive that grows legs, so to speak, and starts to walk."

In addition to the case materials, THE MURDER AT ASBURY PARK contains 250 photographs and illustrations. The work is in Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format.

For additional information, please email the author from his website, which is located at www.asburymurder.com.