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True Crime and a Madam with Allison Mann, Episode #37

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Allison Mann writes true crime. Her newest book is the story of Linda, leading a double life as mother and madam.

Allison Mann is an author of true crime, publisher, and paralegal. After graduating from Winona State University in 2001, Allison began a nearly twenty-year career as a paralegal in the Twin Cities of Minnesota. After co-authoring her first book, The Girls Are Gone, Allison found her way to the publishing world. In 2020, Allison co-founded and is the CEO of Hadleigh House Publishing where she developed the Hadleigh House Unpacked imprint. Allison continues to reside in the Twin Cities with her family, enjoying life as a boy mom and all that comes along with it. When she’s not writing, Allison can be found getting lost in a bookstore or wandering the halls of a courthouse.

We talked about Linda’s second book, Fallen Woman, the true account of Linda May Spencer, and her double life as owner of a brothel in St. Paul, Minnesota, written when Linda’s daughter, Emily, approached Allison to ask her to write the story in order to talk about addiction, mental health, and recovery.
Allison Mann

Allison’s Readings:

  • Introduction to Fallen Woman – 11:21
  • Chapter 15, Fallen Woman – 23:37
  • Author’s Note, Fallen Woman – 39:00

Michael’s Beer Pairings:

Interview Highlights:

  • Why did Linda and Emily want to tell about Linda’s life as a madam? – 16:50
  • How Linda hid her brothels from her daughters for years – 33:40
  • How did Linda end up running a brothel? – 34:32
  • Childhood trauma and free will in our choices – 45:37
  • The missing Ruki sisters – 50:10

COMING NEXT MONTH:

Linda Wisnieski, fiction, time travel

UPCOMING EVENTS: 

Gabriel’s Horn is accepting submissions for its anthology

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