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R. Barri Flowers

Literary Criminologist and Bestselling True Crime, Thriller, and Mystery Author
Independent Criminologist

I am an award winning criminologist and bestselling author of more than sixty books, including criminology, true crime, thriller, mystery, relationship, and young adult books. I have a B.A. and M.S. in Criminal Justice from Michigan State University. Follow me on Twitter (@RBarriFlowers), LinkedIn, and Facebook.

Biography

R. Barri Flowers is an award winning criminologist and bestselling author of more than sixty books of nonfiction and fiction, along with numerous articles and short stories.

See YouTube video introduction to R. Barri Flowers:

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His criminology titles include The Dynamics of Murder: Kill or Be Killed.

See book trailer:

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Other criminology titles by author include Prostitution in the Digital Age: Selling Sex from the Suite to the Street, Street Kids: The Lives of Runaway and Thrownaway Teens, College Crime: A Statistical Study of Offenses on American Campuses, Male Crime and Deviance: Exploring Its Causes, Dynamics and Nature, Female Crime, Criminals and Cellmates: An Exploration of Female Criminality and Delinquency, and Kids Who Commit Adult Crimes: Serious Criminality by Juvenile Offenders.

True crime titles by the author include Masters of True Crime: Chilling Stories of Murder and the Macabre, ed., The Sex Slave Murders: The True Story of Serial Killers Gerald and Charlene Gallego, Serial Killer Couples: Bonded by Sexual Depravity, Kidnapping, and Murder, Mass Murder in the Sky: The Bombing of Flight 629, and Murder in the United States: Crimes, Killers and Victims of the Twentieth Century.

Mystery and thriller fiction written by R. Barri Flowers  include Seduced to Kill in Kauai, Murder in Honolulu: A Skye Delaney Mystery, Murder in Maui: A Leila Kahana Mystery, Dark Streets of Whitechapel, Persuasive Evidence, State's Evidence, Justice Served, and Killer in the Wood.

Young adult fiction by the author includes Count Dracula’s Teenage Daughter, Ghost Girl in Shadow Bay, and Danger in Time.

The author has also edited two mystery anthologies, Murder Here, Murder There and Murder Past, Murder Present and written a collection of mystery stories, Edge of Suspense.

Flowers has a B.A. and M.S. in Criminal Justice from Michigan State University, where he received the prestigious Wall of Fame Award from the university’s renowned School of Criminal Justice.

He has appeared on a number of television crime series as a criminologist, including the Biography Channel's Crime Stories and Investigation Discovery's Blood, Lies and Alibis and Wicked Attraction shows.

Follow the author and discover more about his writings and future releases on Twitter (@RBarriFlowers), Facebook, Pinterest, YouTube, LinkedIn, MySpace, Flickr, Goodreads, LibraryThing, CrimeSpace and www.rbarriflowers.com.


Education

    B.A. in Criminal Justice, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, June 1977
    M.S. in Criminal Justice, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, June 1980

Areas of Research / Professional Expertise

    Serial killers, murder, sex crimes, true crime, mass murder, prostitution, domestic violence, juvenile delinquency, women's criminality, terrorism, and white collar offenses.

Personal Interests

    Travel, exercise, music, TV history and procedural crime shows, world events, stock market, space exploration, art.

Websites

Books

Featured Title
 Featured Title - The Dynamics of Murder Kill or Be Killed - 1st Edition book cover

Photos

Videos

Introduction to Author R. Barri Flowers

Published: Feb 19, 2013

A video introduction to award winning criminologist and bestselling author R. Barri Flowers.

Wall of Fame Award Ceremony From MSU's School of Criminal Justice

Published: Feb 19, 2013

Short video of Wall of Fame Award ceremony from Michigan State University's School of Criminal Justice.

Book Trailer for THE SEX SLAVE MURDERS

Published: Feb 19, 2013

Book trailer for THE SEX SLAVE MURDERS: The True Story of Serial Killers Gerald and Charlene Gallego by R. Barri Flowers.

Book Trailer for SERIAL KILLER COUPLES

Published: Feb 19, 2013

Book trailer for SERIAL KILLER COUPLES: Bonded by Sexual Depravity, Abduction, and Murder by R. Barri Flowers

Book Trailer for THE DYNAMICS OF MURDER: Kill or Be Killed

Published: Feb 19, 2013

Book trailer for THE DYNAMICS OF MURDER: Kill or Be Killed by R. Barri Flowers

Book Trailer for MASTERS OF TRUE CRIME

Published: Feb 19, 2013

Book trailer for MASTERS OF TRUE CRIME: Chilling Stories of Murder and the Macabre, edited by R. Barri Flowers

Book Trailer for PROSTITUTION IN THE DIGITAL AGE

Published: Feb 19, 2013

Book trailer for PROSTITUTION IN THE DIGITAL AGE: Selling Sex From the Suite to the Street by R. Barri Flowers