Pettway Publishing: 22 books

A look back at the many women who become followers of Charles Manson during his Helter Skelter siege in California in the 60s & 70s. All were hippie girls who became loyal to the maniac who told them to kill for him...Among those featured here are the stripper Susan Atkins, a sweet-voiced stripper...

Joel Rifkin was one of the most prolific serial killers in New York, claiming responsibility for the murders of 17 women—most of them drug-addicted prostitutes—by strangulation between 1989 and 1993. He was subsequently convicted of nine murders in 1994 and sentenced to 203 years to life. He would first become eligible for parole in 2197, at the age of 238.

“Do you think you would have the courage to risk your life to save a friend?” That was the question Matthew Axelson asked his brother, Jeff, in the fall of 2001 as the boys sat around the fire pit at their home, drinking beer and sharing stories.  Matthew was on a weekend leave before starting...

John is a successful businessman who turned his back on a life of crime years ago in order to achieve wealth "the right way." His brother, however, is murdered after returning home from the War on Terror. Returning to his old neighborhood, John revisits his past both in place and psychology as he seeks vengeance against those who killed his brother.

Two college girls witness a woman killing her husband while on a trail jogging. Out of range for cell phone service, the two begin a cat and mouse chase throughout the hills and trails as the woman tries to eliminate the witnesses to her crime.

From the late 1950's and especially after the election of President John F. Kennedy in 1960, US involvement in Vietnam had steadily increased. In 1963, most of the American troops in South Vietnam were Army Special Forces (better known then as the “Green Berets”). By 1965, events both military...

Cryptozoology - the study of creatures, such as the Loch Ness monster, whose existence has not been scientifically proved. Collins English Dictionary. There’s something about myths and legends which fascinate us. The Loch Ness Monster, Bigfoot, and The Abominable Snowman - all of these mythical...

The Tet Offensive took place during the late hours of January 30th...a series of attacks launched by the Vietcong and NVA against the USA during the Tet holiday of the Vietnamese New Year were among the most brutal in the Vietnam War. This book takes a look back at this unprecedented military offensive which produced the highest amount of casualties during the war. 

At first glance, Linda McElroy looked to be another ordinary house cleaner.  Sixty-four years old, overweight and with glasses, she had settled into an anonymous life in Pulaski, Tennessee.  “She blended into the community,” forensic psychologist Paula Orange said. “Her employers all said...

Timothy Wilson Spencer has the distinction of being the first American serial killer to be convicted on the basis of DNA evidence—evidence that also exonerated a man who had been in prison after being wrongly convicted of committing one of Spencer’s murders. A troubled adolescent from Arlington,...

A demon is sent by Satan himself to lead a young college girl into temptation (drugs, alcohol, sex)..complications ensue, however, when the demon falls in love with the girl and goes against Satan's wishes to lead her down the wrong path. He must decide whether to save her life or his own soul. 

Tim is hired to be the getaway driver to transport an escaped convict from San Francisco to Mexico. His trip is marred, however, by a lovesick female prison guard who aided in the escape. On the run from the authorities, the threesome encounter unforeseen obstacles that prevent a clean break in this noir thriller.

Jenna is like most small town girls that come to Hollywood. She wants to make it big, to be immortalized forever as a star on the big screen. Her efforts prove futile for years until she comes across a woman who promises to give her what she wants. The catch? She has to become a vampire.

A trio of vampire slayers invade the home of Gilda, waiting for her husband to return from his "night job" so they could rid the town of his menace. The slayers find out, however, that Gilda has been prepared for this moment and will do anything to protect her husband even if he is a vampire.