From a Private Investigator to a Bestselling Crime Author: A Conversation with Michael Koryta on 'An Honest Man'

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True Crime, Murder, Unsolved Case, Killing, Murderer, Cold Case

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🗓️ 25 July 2023

⏱️ 75 minutes

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Summary

Michael Koryta isn't just a crime author. Starting in high school, he began working for a private investigator. Later on, he turned to journalism, reporting on different Indiana crimes. Now, he's a bestselling crime author. His latest book An Honest Man deals with topics like "island justice," long-repressed secrets, and the meaning of staying honest while mired in a web of deceit. It's all about the story Israel Pike, a man whose troubled past catches up with him when he discovers a yacht full of dead bodies.

Here's a link to Michael's Delphi coverage: https://www.indianapolismonthly.com/longform/halfway-across-the-delphi-murders

If you're interested in checking out An Honest Man, check it out here or wherever you get your books: https://www.amazon.com/Honest-Man-Novel-Michael-Koryta/dp/031653594X/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=an+honest+man+michael+koryta&qid=1688506749&sprefix=an+honest+man+m%2Caps%2C183&sr=8-1

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0:17.0	A globetradding flapper slash amateur sleuth who lives to solve mysteries.
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0:40.0	I'll often pull my phone out and play it when I've got a free moment.
0:44.0	Like I'm on hold with an archive or I'm waiting for a courthouse to open up in the morning.
0:48.0	I'm currently on chapter 16, meaning I'm searching for the son of June's housekeeper,
0:55.0	who's on the run from New Orleans gamblers and the police.
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1:17.0	Content warning.
1:19.0	This episode contains discussion of murder.
1:22.0	Michael Carita has led a fascinating life, something straight out of a crime novel.
1:29.0	Growing up in Bloomington, Indiana, Carita, while still a high school student,
1:34.0	went to work for a private investigator.
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