Colin McLaren

'This particular phase in my life is the most dangerous. My husband is planning "an accident" in my car, brake failure and serious head injury in order to make the path clear for him to marry.' - Letter written by Princess Diana, late 1996 It is a moment that remains frozen in history. When the Mercedes carrying Diana, Princess of...

SHORTLISTED FOR THE MARK AND EVETTE MORAN NIB LITERARY AWARD 2022 The Mafia continues to fascinate audiences around the world, depicted in books, films, and TV series. In an astonishing twist, Colin McLaren, the bestselling author of JFK: The Smoking Gun, actually became a mafioso during his tenure as an undercover drug squad cop. Over three extraordinary years, McLaren gathered...

Who really murdered Bob Chappell? Veteran ex-detective and author of JFK: The Smoking Gun, Colin McLaren, uncovers disturbing new evidence that an innocent woman is in jail. Daybreak, Sandy Bay, Hobart, 27 January 2009. A yacht, the Four Winds, is seen listing low to the waterline. When police board the sinking vessel, there is no sign of the owners, Bob...

On 22nd November 1963, the 35th President of the United States, John Fitzgerald Kennedy, and his wife Jackie were taking part in a presidential motorcade through Dallas. Thousands lined the streets cheering; others hung out of windows to catch a glimpse of the much-loved First Lady and President. Suddenly, the unthinkable: three shots - bang...bang, bang - rang out. In...