Jerry Bledsoe
Author of Bitter Blood: A True Story of Southern Family Pride, Madness, and Multiple Murder (Onyx)
About the Author
Jerry Bledsoe was born July 14, 1941, in Danville, Virginia. Bledsoe is a newspaperman. He writes true crime stories as well as humor columns. He has won several awards, including the National Headliners Award (1969) and the Young Newspaperman Award from the International Newspaper Promotion show more Association (1971). As a writer Beldsoe focuses on North Carolina's land and people. Some of his titles include Some Funny Things Happened on the Way Back to the Land (1976), Visitin' with Carolina People (1980), and Blood Games: A True Account of Family Murder (1991). Blue Horizons: Faces and Places from a Bicycle Journey along the Blue Ridge Parkway was published in 1993. Before He Wakes: A True Story of Money, Marriage, Sex and Murder appeared in 1994. Bledsoe lives in Ashboro, North Carolina. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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Works by Jerry Bledsoe
Bitter Blood: A True Story of Southern Family Pride, Madness, and Multiple Murder (Onyx) (1988) 405 copies, 5 reviews
Death Sentence: The True Story of Velma Barfield's Life, Crimes, and Punishment (1999) 96 copies, 2 reviews
The world's number one, flat-out, all-time great, stock car racing book by Jerry Bledsoe (1975-05-03) (1975) 9 copies
Associated Works
A Taste of Murder: Diabolically Delicious Recipes from Contemporary Mystery Writers (1999) — Contributor — 46 copies, 1 review
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This story was nuts! I kept having to double check that it was really true, Barbara was just unbelievable! This book was well written, engaging and easily digestible. It felt like I was reading an episode of Dateline. Now off to read more of his books!