FOX News contributor and former congressman Trey Gowdy launched his new crime thriller on Tuesday, marking the first novel published by FOX News Books.
“I want people to know what it’s like to be a homicide prosecutor. I did it for 20 years, and if you are interested in homicide crime from start until the courtroom lights go dim, this book gives you a driver’s seat,” Gowdy said during an interview on FOX’s “America’s Newsroom.”
As a former state and federal prosecutor and a New York Times best-selling author, Gowdy wrote this book, his first fictional story, “The Color of Death,” based on his legal experience in South Carolina.
“Throughout my years as a prosecutor, I’ve learned that those who do this work best don’t just argue cases, they endure the fear, anger, pain, and loss of innocence of the victims they are fighting for,” he said in a news release about the book. “This book is a rare window into how the pursuit of justice doesn’t end with the verdict; it lingers long after the courtroom lights have dimmed.”
“The Color of Death” focuses on the fictional story of Assistant District Attorney Colm Truesdale, who struggles to regain control over his already shattered life since the death of both his wife and daughter. Despite having no desire to return to the courtroom, Truesdale agrees to investigate the murder of a young woman, the owner of a small-town beauty salon in South Carolina. In this story of intrigue, readers have an opportunity to witness the intricate, psychotic mind of a killer and the assistant district attorney who is determined to prosecute him.
According to FOX, the novel is based on a real-life case that Gowdy was involved in surrounding the murder of a Spartanburg beauty salon owner in 1995.
During his legal career, Gowdy prosecuted scores of murder cases, including seven death penalty trials. He then served in Congress for eight years, helping to uncover former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton‘s private email server and shedding light on the disastrous Benghazi attack on two U.S. government facilities in Libya in 2012.
Gowdy opens the story with a dedication to both “the victims of crime who give prosecutors and cops a reason to wrestle the demons and pursue justice” and prosecutors “who speak up for those too scared, too injured, or too dead to speak up for themselves.”
Gowdy currently serves as host for the weekend FOX News show “Sunday Night in America” and “The Trey Gowdy Podcast.” His co-author for the book is Christopher Greyson, an award-winning, bestselling author of mystery, action, and thriller novels.
