Overview
I'm an investigative journalist and author of five True Crime titles, the stories of which all happened in South Florida. I have published with Avon Books as well as self-published. One of my titles, Speed Kills, was adapted for a theatrical movie by the same name starring John Travolta, released in theaters in November 2018 and is now streaming; on screen I have a Based on the Book credit, and on IMDb. Ultimately, I am a skilled storyteller. Aside from my reporting and editing expertise that can sharpen a story at any stage, I am most proud of my ability to find and identify underlying themes within stories that authors themselves often don't realize. Our discussion of that is the most fun and sometimes amazing part of the collaboration. You also can’t lose sight that books are entertainment, readers must be invested in your characters and story; every sentence must sing, must surprise, must propel the reader to the next sentence. I’m especially good at what I call Finding the Funny; jokes can get knotted in words, and I like to untwist them. Jokes can be single lines or full ideas, sometimes they're laugh-out-loud but other times they're not humorous at all, they're entirely serious but are still completely unexpected. They're part of the stuff that keeps readers reading. I would be pleased to see your manuscript.
Services
Non-Fiction
Biographies & Memoirs
History
Political Science & Current Affairs
True Crime
Fiction
Humor & Comedy
Mystery & Crime
Languages
English (US)
Certifications
- B.A. American Civilization, George Washington University, Washington, D.C.
Work experience
Self-employed
Jan, 1993 —
Present
I write intensive, years-long investigative true crime journalism that goes far beneath the surface and challenges official law enforcement findings. I am a former daily newspaper reporter including at the Los Angeles Herald Examiner, and extended early versions of my work have appeared in print in The Miami Herald, Miami New Times, The Baltimore Sun, The Guardian (London), Boating Magazine, and The Orlando Sentinel. I have appeared on television news shows and documentaries including ABC Primetime, True Convictions and Cold Blood on Investigative Discovery, City Confidential on Arts and Entertainment network, Snapped on Oxygen, Prison Diaries on TLC, and Anderson Cooper on CNN. I have also edited the recently-released True Crime book The Menendez Murders, by Robert Rand. As an author in the field myself, I am uniquely qualified to provide structural and technical advice and editing to your manuscript.
Portfolio
This Investigative True Crime Starter by Arthur Jay Harris includes cliffhanger first chapters from his books Flowers for Mrs. Luskin, Speed Kills, Until Proven Innocent, and The Unsolved Murder of Adam Walsh.FLOWERS FOR MRS. LUSKIN: The divorce was vicious, b... read more
THIS SPECIALLY-PRICED BOX SET OF THE UNSOLVED MURDER OF ADAM WALSH INCLUDES THE FULL BOOKS ONE AND TWOSix-year-old Adam Walsh disappeared from the toy department of a Sears in Hollywood, Florida, in 1981. Two weeks later and 125 miles away, a child's severed h... read more
IN A CAMPAIGN, TWO POLITICAL CONSULTANTS:ONE CALLS THE OTHER THE MOST EVIL MAN IN AMERICA.THE OTHER SAYS THE SAME.WHAT? YOU'RE GOING TO ARGUE WITH THESE GUYS?(Political satire based on actual campaign dirty tricks)An ancient member of the House of Representati... read more
Discover the definitive book on the Menendez case—and the primary source material for NBC’s Law and Order True Crime: The Menendez Murders. A successful entertainment executive making $2 million a year. His former beauty queen wife. Their two sons on the fast ... read more
PHOTOGRAPHS INCLUDED IN FRONT. CLICK "LOOK INSIDE"“DAD, I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THIS CASE. WHAT SHOULD I DO?”A TRUE STORYBreathless, a woman’s call to 911 interrupted a quiet night in the horse country suburbs:“I’m stabbed to death. Please!”Did somebody stab you... read more
Deep into the then biggest-dollar divorce in the history of Broward County, Florida, in which she's winning everything so far, Mrs. Luskin gets an unexpected flower delivery of cheap azaleas at the mansion she'd kicked her husband out of after he'd had an affa... read more
JUST RELEASED!INCLUDES PHOTOS AND DOCUMENT EVIDENCE FROM PUBLIC RECORDSTHIS SPECIAL SINGLE EDITION IS A CONDENSED VERSION OF BOOKS ONE AND TWO, FOR BRIEFER READING:FIRST THE POLICE FOUND THE BODY. THEN THE KILLER. NEITHER WAS RIGHT.A TRUE STORYThe medical exam... read more
JUST RELEASED!INCLUDES PHOTOS AND DOCUMENTS FROM PUBLIC RECORDSTHE BODY IDENTIFIED AS ADAM WALSH IS NOT HIM. IS ADAM STILL ALIVE?A TRUE STORYALSO READ BOOK ONE, FINDING THE KILLER:WAS THE MAN IN THE MALL THE MOST NOTORIOUS MURDERER IN HISTORY?THERE IS ALSO A S... read more
What if virtually everything most everyone believes about the Adam Walsh case is wrong?The police and the Walshes said Adam’s killer was Ottis Toole. Jeffrey Dahmer couldn’t have killed Adam Walsh because he didn’t fit his M.O., he wasn’t interested in childre... read more
PHOTOGRAPHS INCLUDED IN FRONT. CLICK "LOOK INSIDE"“Ocean racing superstar Don Aronow loved it when writers called him a living legend. His life of adventure is well known. It is his death that baffles police.“He was afraid of nothing, no one. In his final hour... read more
Arthur Jay has 2 reviews
Professionalism
Quality
Value
Responsiveness
James C.
Apr, 2020
Jay C.
May, 2019
