Karl Launches Third Murder Mystery

It has been over four years since local resident Peter Karl sat down and penned his first crime thriller, “On the Night of a Blood Moon.” This novel revolves around the brutal and sadistic rape and murder of a young lady in the Chicago neighborhood known as Area 4. 

During 1986, 1987 and 1988 there were more homicides committed in Area 4 than in the total of 31 other U.S. states combined. 

Although the names in the book are different, the story, however, is based on an actual homicide, which initially saw four individuals convicted and sentenced for the crime. They were released after 16 years due to DNA evidence that exonerated them. Subsequently, two different individuals were arrested and pled guilty to the crime, but they are now suing the City of Chicago.

Karl has a special insight into many of these horrendous crimes because he covered a great deal of them as a lead reporter for two major Chicago networks. 

Born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, Karl earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Journalism and Mass Communications from Wayne State University in Detroit. Before the ink was dry on his diploma, he moved to Chicago to earn his master’s degree in political science and public policy analysis from the University of Illinois.

Karl fell in love with the Windy City while studying there and put down his roots, working in the newsrooms of both the NBC and ABC affiliates as an investigative reporter for 27 years. That work earned him numerous awards in his field.

After retiring in 1991, Karl became the founding partner in Karl Productions, Inc. His company specialized in government and corporate communications including law enforcement, community policing videos and documentaries. Karl also served as host and chief correspondent for Crimewatch, a television news magazine that examined Chicago’s community policing program.

After successfully releasing his first book, in 2019 Karl launched his second work of fiction, “Bug Man.” Once again, investigative reporter Peter Michaels is the central character in Karl’s thrilling work, which tiptoes along today’s real-life headlines dealing with the potential of biological attacks. Karl’s skill and creativity keeps readers fixated on a story line that finds patients flooding Chicago’s emergency rooms and overwhelming their capabilities.

Both of his early books have gained Karl the attention of cinematic professionals looking to possibly launch them as series. All these things are only in the beginning stages of discussions.

This latest work of fiction, “Amber Eyes,” which was recently released, deals with a long string of homicides linked to one family. Karl’s lead character in his first two books, stumbles upon a mass grave at a golf course which may be connected to one family, who may have been murdering their victims for over 100 years.

The story of a long line of generational mass murderers is one you won’t want to put down. It is available through most literary outlets such as Amazon, Barnes and Noble and other online or local bookstores.