At Notorious Press, we uncover the stories that no one else has dared to tell.

True crime has the power to captivate, horrify, and illuminate the darkest corners of human nature. But countless cases—gripping, complex, and deeply significant—have been forgotten by history. We exist to bring them back into the light.

Led by #1 New York Times bestselling author Gregg Olsen—a two-time Edgar Award nominee and master storyteller with millions of readers worldwide—together with his daughter Morgan Olsen and chief researcher Robbin Lassen, Notorious Press blends meticulous investigative reporting with deep psychological insight. We don’t just tell the story of a crime; we explore the people behind it, the communities it devastated, and the enduring lessons it leaves behind.

Our commitment is to authenticity, depth, and storytelling that honors both the victims and the truth. Every case we publish represents years of research, unprecedented access to archival materials, and a dedication to revealing fresh perspectives on crimes history forgot.

Whether you’re a devoted true-crime enthusiast or discovering the genre for the first time, Notorious Press promises you something rare: stories you’ve never heard, told like you’ve never read them.

Notorious Press. Untold stories. Unforgettable crimes.

Behind the headlines of a sensational 1921 trial, the devastating truth about a wife who killed—a haunting true-crime story by Gregg Olsen, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of If You Tell, written with his daughter Morgan Olsen.

On August 3, 1932, a train pulled out of Denver carrying the most talked-about woman in America. In a private car, under armed guard, sat a small, composed figure. Lyda Trueblood was going home to prison.

A decade earlier, in frontier Idaho, Lyda had been everything a wife should be: beautiful, charming, an excellent cook. Men fell for her easily. They also died easily—poisoned by arsenic she extracted from ordinary flypaper and stirred into their meals. Her brother-in-law. Her husband. Her baby daughter. Then another husband. And two more. Six victims in five years.

The 1921 trial made her a sensation—“Lady Bluebeard,” the papers called her. But who was the woman behind the headlines? What turned a Missouri farmer’s daughter into a methodical killer?

Now, on this train carrying her back after a daring prison escape, Lyda finally agreed to talk. What she revealed—and what she didn’t—would haunt those who heard it.

Drawing on court transcripts, prison records, and Lyda’s own chilling statements, for the first time, Gregg and Morgan Olsen go beyond the lurid mythology to explore how an ordinary wife became an extraordinary killer.

Gregg Olsen is the #1 New York Times, #1 Amazon Charts, #1 Wall Street Journal, Washington Post and USA Today bestselling author of more than 30 crime books. Based in rural Washington State, Olsen is a two-time Edgar Award–nominated author whose work has been honoured by the Mystery Writers of America and International Thriller Writers. His career has reached more than 8 million readers worldwide across print, ebook, audio, and Kindle Unlimited, including his breakout hit If You Tell, which spent more than 260 weeks in the Amazon Top 20.

Morgan Olsen grew up steeped in true crime. The daughter of true-crime author Gregg Olsen, she and her twin sister spent their childhood tagging along on interviews, answering collect calls from prison, and learning early how not to become a “Dateline Girl.” By day, Morgan is a second-grade teacher; by night, she’s an avid runner, an accomplished baker (her yule log is legendary), and the person everyone wants on their side when there’s a mystery to be solved. She and her husband are the proud—and often exhausted—parents of two rambunctious little boys. Ordinary Wife is her debut book.

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