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William Rawlings, Author of Southern Stories

William Rawlings, Author of Southern StoriesWilliam Rawlings, Author of Southern StoriesWilliam Rawlings, Author of Southern Stories

News, Appearances & Upcoming Events

Coming Soon.... A New John Wesley O'Toole Suspense Novel

The fourth book of the John Wesley O'Toole series will be released by Mercer University Press in the late summer of 2025. Titled "The Dawson Pond Murders," our hero, John O'Toole, the disbarred attorney-turned art dealer, desperately wants to take his relationship with his girlfriend, Jenna, to the next level, hoping she will agree to marry him. But a little problem occurs when bodies began to appear in Jenna's family farm pond, all of whom seem to be connected in some way to Jenna....


And A New Work of True Crime

My third account of a true crime will be published in the Spring of 2026. It's about the Kimberly Wallace murder case, in which a wealthy older chiropractor married to a much younger woman is faced with losing a large part of his fortune in a contentious divorce. Rather than face the facts, he conspires to have her murdered, and her body air-dropped into the Okefenokee Swamp in south Georgia where it will be eaten by alligators. It's a wild and bizarre tale, and all true!


News Flash: "Crypto" Receives 2024 Georgia Author of the Year Award

To Quote The 2024 Georgia Author of the Year Awards Judge: "An intricate, riveting mystery that explores the complex world of cryptocurrency and the art scene." "An immensely enjoyable and timely book! Huge congrats to William Rawlings!"


6/5/2025

Speaking to the Lincoln County Historical Society "History in the Park" Series

Topic "Six Inches Deeper"---The True Story of a Murder and Its Consequences

7:00 p.m. Lincolnton, Georgia


8/24/2025

Speaking at the Griffin-Spalding Historical Society's Quarterly Luncheon

Topic: The Twin Scandals of Early Georgia

1:00 p.m. Stuckey Auditorium, Univ. of Georgia Griffin Campus


9/13/2025

Speaking at the Valdosta Literary Fair--Details to Follow

An all-day event at the Turner Center for the Arts in Valdosta.


10/15/2025

Speaking to the Federal Judicial Center's Workshop for Judges of the Eleventh Circuit

Speaking on The Columbus Stocking Strangler Case, Wednesday, October 15

The Thompson Savannah Hotel 12:00 to 1:30 pm.


William Rawlings, Author of Southern Stories

Sandersville, Georgia, United States

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