IT IS OUR GREAT PLEASURE TODAY TO WELCOME JEANNIE WALKER TO MY BOOK ADDICTION AND MORE!!!
*All images,descriptions,from the author’s website*
Good morning and welcome to My Book Addiction and More…
MBA&M: Give our readers some insights into Jeannie Walker,please?
Walker: Most of the reading and writing I did was in school. Growing up on a farm didn’t leave a lot of time for anything else except tending to farm animals. Any spare time I got, I spent outside sitting under a big oak tree enjoying nature and reading a good book. A master writer once told me, “If you want to become a good author, reading a lot of books will help you become a good writer.”
MBA&M: Where did the idea of “FIGHTING THE DEVIL” come from?
Walker: It came from a real-life scenario with the arsenic poisoning murder of my ex-husband and the pursuit of justice to find his killers.
MBA&M: What character is your favorite in “FIGHTING THE DEVIL”?Why?
Walker: Sheriff Jake Bogard is my favorite – He was a very colorful person, but also a very devoted lawman and a real-life Marshall Dillon. The Sheriff reminded me of the lawmen of long ago; like Wyatt Earp and Marshall Matt Dillon of the TV show GUNSMOKE, who would jump on their horses and chase down the bad guys. Sheriff Bogard’s deputy was also a real-life “Festus”. I dedicated my book to Sheriff Jake Bogard. He passed away before seeing any justice in the murder case.
MBA&M: I understand “FIGHTING THE DEVIL” is a true story, how hard was it write this amazing story? 
Walker: It was incredibly hard to write. Writing it brought back a lot of bad memories and the injustice that oft times happens in the Criminal Justice System.
MBA&M: In telling your story to another crime victim of how you fought for justice what would be the first thing you would advise them to do?
Walker: Don’t give up! It is my hope that anyone who reads my book will come to the realization that they are not alone in their struggles, no matter how big or small. And that they have the ability to overcome and the right to become their loved one’s advocate, and if necessary to become their own, real-life Sherlock Holmes.
MBA&M: How has this horrific event changed you and your family’s lives forever?
Walker: My children lost their father in a horrific way. I lost my best friend. This case is still an open murder case, as the main suspect (the widow) has yet to be tried or convicted for her part in the heinous murder. The good news is that there is no time limit on murder.
MBA&M: Did you get much backlash for writing “FIGHTING THE DEVIL”?
Walker: No, people wanted me to write the story. Some even begged me to write a book about it, after seeing the story on TV.
MBA&M: How did your family and other loved ones feel about you telling your story?
Walker: Some of my family wanted me to tell only parts of the story. But, a true story has to contain the facts, and the good with the bad.
MBA&M: What where the challenges in writing ‘FIGHTING THE DEVIL”?
Walker: Condensing three file cabinets full of binders loaded with medical records, police reports, trial transcripts and other information into an informative, interesting and entertaining concept for the reader.
MBA&M: Please tell our readers where to find you and where “FIGHTING THE DEVIL” is available.
Jeannie, do you have anything else to add today?
I would like to thank you and your readers for the kindness, valuable time and the opportunity to tell you about my true crime story.
Jeannie, it must have been very rewarding while exhausting fighting for justice. My heartfelt congratulations go out to you on your courage, bravery, and your desire for justice.
Thank you so much for sharing your story and that of your ex-husband with us and our readers!!
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Video “Fighting the Devil”
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Fighting the Devil: A True Story of Consuming Passion, Deadly Poison, and Murder by Jeannie Walker
Publisher:CreateSpace (May 25, 2011)
Language:English
ISBN-10:1460992334
ISBN-13: 978-1460992333
Description(from the author’s website)
A Texas millionaire rancher discovered his wife and bookkeeper had stolen thousands of dollars from him. After he demanded the money back, he started getting sick. While in the hospital, doctors were mystified as to how an otherwise healthy, energetic man could become so deathly ill. The dying man told everyone within earshot that his wife and bookkeeper were killing him. The man’s wife said her husband was hallucinating from drugs the doctors were giving him. The millionaire rancher succumbed in the hospital while strapped down to his bed with restraints on his hands and feet and tubes in every orifice. After the rancher died, an anonymous caller tipped off the police. The widow was the sole beneficiary of the estate and a $350,000 life insurance policy. A week before the man’s death, a teenager visited the rancher’s home and became deathly ill after he drank juice that was in the rancher’s refrigerator. Two years after the millionaire’s death, a bottle of arsenic was found in a storage locker rented by a woman under an assumed name. The millionaire’s ex-wife, the mother of his children, became a sleuth to help solve the murder. No one could have predicted the aftermath with its strange twists, unexplained phenonema and unexpected results.
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***GIVEAWAY ALERT****
*Sponored by the author*
We are offering 1 e-book copy from Amazon of “FIGHTING THE DEVIL” by Jeannie Walker to 1 lucky commenter. Giveaway open from today April 23 until April 30,2012.
GOOD LUCK EVERYONE AND HAPPY READING!!!
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“Coming soon”
It is great being with everyone today! Looking forward to contacting contest winner. God bless each and everyone.
Wow. I admire your courage for writing this book; it cannot have been easy. This is a story I would like to read. I wish you success, not only with the book, but with seeing justice prevail. Thank you for sharing this with us.
I agree you show much courage and fortitude. Look forward to reading this book.
You seem very brave and courageous. I'm looking forward to the book.
I'm intrigued by your book. I love to write speculative fiction and I have a couple of anthologies as well. Being a Christian, I love to read and write about these subjects. I base a lot of my fiction on things that have happened in my personal life.
This must have been difficult for you to write, so close to the truth. You are a brave lady.
Thank you for the opportunity to enter your contest. Good luck and prayers for sales for you from a fellow author.
Paulette Harris.
Hello Jeannie, I am so sorry that your children lost their father, and that you lost this man who remained your best friend even after divorce, especially in such tragic circumstances. I lost my sister to domestic violence four years ago (murder-suicide)…and I tell you, as much as it still hurts and remains on my mind every single day even four years later, I don't know how I would have been able to continue merely functioning on a daily basis if we'd then had to fight for justice for her after it happened.
I completely agree with what others have said thus far – you have shown such courage, and tenacity, and LOVE, in your struggles to fight for justice for your ex-husband. Honestly, as cynical as it is, I don't know many folks who would even get involved in this type of situation with their ex-spouse, much less folks who would continue to fight, learn investigative skills, go to the mat for your children's father, and do everything that you have done to bring closure to your ex-husband's death (and, hopefully, to bring someone to justice for what happened to him). Your children must be so unbelievably proud of you, and I hope you are proud of yourself as well. You may not have been the perfect pair when it came to marriage, but I hope he knew the type of person he had on his side and just how far you would go for him. You are an inspiration, and I'm so glad that you put your story on paper for others to read. Perhaps one person who reads it will be able to help you find that "smoking gun" that WILL ultimately bring his murderer to account for what she (or he) did.
I wish you all the best of luck as you continue to fight the good fight!! I truly look forward to reading your book, and congratulations to you for publishing. You inspire me!
hmbryan (at) alumni (dot) duke (dot) edu
I want to thank all of you for your kind comments and ask if you will pray for my children. This is still an open murder case. The main suspect (the widow who wound up with the multi-million dollar estate plus half a million in life insurance) has yet to be arrested or tried for the murder.
We did, however, put the widow's best friend and confidant in prison for her part in the murder conspiracy. Would love for all to read my book. Many thanks and good wishes coming your way. Truly, Jeannie Walker
ps; I will continue to fight for justice and speak out for crime victims.