Author Steve Rush
Steve Rush is an award-winning author whose experience includes tenure as a homicide detective and chief forensic investigator for a national consulting firm. He worked with the late Joseph L. Burton, M.D, under whom he mastered his skills, and investigated many deaths alongside Dr. Jan Garavaglia of Dr. G: Medical Examiner fame. His specialties include crime scene reconstruction, injury causation, blood spatter analysis, occupant kinematics, and recovery of human skeletal remains.
Steve’s book “Kill Your Characters; Crime Scene Tips for Writers” was named finalist in Killer Nashville’s 2023 Silver Falchion Award for Best Nonfiction and Honorable Mention in the 2023 Readers’ Favorite Awards. “Lethal Impulse” won the 2022 Public Safety Writing Association’s Writing Competition for an unpublished novel and longlisted in the 2022 Page Turner Awards. His manuscript, “Where the Pieces Fall”, was named a Killer Nashville Claymore top pick in 2024.
He lives in Metropolitan Atlanta, Georgia, with his wife Sharon.
This is Author Steve Rush’s writing and publication journey in his own words…
My career as a homicide detective and forensic investigator led to a forensic consulting job and plethora of ideas for novels. I wrote two novels published in 2010. The process hooked me.
Rush’s inspiration to start writing…
A serious hunger for reading novels opened a pathway for my writing after a homeless person’s murder sparked an idea for a story.
I write novels in genres I prefer to read, which are crime fiction, suspense and thrillers. I want readers to see how my characters live in public and upon visiting them in their homes. Things they don’t care if others see. Readers want to know what the characters have hidden in their closets. They want to explore and expose each character’s true identity by looking in the hidden part of who they are. This enhances drama, conflict and suspense.
Rush’s works…
The following novels were published by a publisher scheduled to close at the end of 2025. They will be re-released in the coming months.
Blood Red Deceit, Wings ePress (thriller) September 2023
After Her Deceit, Wings ePress (thriller) October 2024
The Shocking Truth, Wings ePress (crime thriller) released 02/01/25
I am writing a new crime thriller series. Book one, “Where the Pieces Fall,” is a forthcoming release from Genius Books. Book two is ninety-five percent complete.
Rush’s favourite scene from his book “Lethal Impulse”…
Vanessa glanced inside the trunk. She retreated two strides. “Do I have to get in there? It looks grimy. Why did you not bring your car?”
“We’re documenting an abduction and murder, Vanessa. We can’t let anybody see my car or you with me. It will ruin the surprise. It’s only until we get to the barn.”
Vanessa clambered into the trunk. Tess swathed towels around Vanessa’s wrists and ankles before she bound them with paracord. Vanessa thanked Tess for the use of towels to prevent ligature marks on her skin.
Tess grinned. “A killer must focus on details, Vanessa.”
“Lethal Impulse” Blurb:
He’s riddled with guilt. She’s annoyed with the status quo.
The death of a crime boss’s daughter forces Detective Neil Caldera to leave NYC. He seeks refuge in the tranquil embrace of a small town, where he finds himself entangled in the labyrinth of a teenage girl’s murder.
Tess Fleishman’s pale skin and extreme weight loss portrays a disease she wants others to see. While inside, a compulsion for Neil fuels her passion to have him, or destroy him.
As Neil delves into the heart of the town’s secrets, will truth deliver solace? Or will Tess prevail?
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