Amanda Lamb

In addition to being an author, Amanda Lamb is a veteran television crime reporter, podcaster and blogger who worked for an award-winning NBC affiliate in the southeast for nearly three decades. She has hosted, co-wrote, and co-produced three true crime podcasts including "Follow the Truth," "What Remains," and "The Killing Month August 1978." "Follow the Truth" won the regional Edward R. Murrow award for excellence in journalism. Currently, she hosts and produces "AGELESS: Opening Doors with Amanda Lamb" which is about women transforming themselves personally and professionally after fifty. Amanda has published twelve books in dramatically different genres from murder mysteries, to true crime books, to touching and humorous memoirs, to children's books. From murder cases to motherhood, Amanda examines life through the lens of a curious journalist who is constantly observing and documenting everything in her path with deep interest and compassion. She has written a murder mystery series about a tenacious television journalist seeking truth and justice all while juggling her own intriguing backstory. These novels from publisher Light Messages include "Dead Last," "Lies that Bind," and "No Wake Zone." Amanda is excited to report that she will have a brand new mystery/thriller due out in the fall of 2024 with a brand new cast of characters. Stay tuned for details. As a journalist, she can only report about ten percent of what she knows, but her novels peel back the veil of the television news industry and give readers an intimate peek into the world of broadcast journalism through the eyes of a crime beat reporter. While the people and stories in the book are fictional, they are based on loosely on many real-life scenarios Amanda has encountered in her more than three decades in the trenches. Amanda has also penned three true crime books which include "Love Lies," the saga of a young mother who disappeared after her husband said she went jogging and never returned home. In a desperate search for the truth her friends and family circle the wagons demanding answers-answers that ultimately expose a grim tragedy in the small, idyllic southern town. "Evil Next Door" features the story of a brutal rape and murder case Amanda covered as a news reporter. The victim, a young woman who was just beginning to live into her potential, was stalked and killed by a suspected serial killer who left copious amounts of DNA in his path, but little else for investigators to go on. They play a dangerous of game of cat and mouse with the killer trying to lure him into their trap. "Deadly Dose" is a true crime story about a young up-and-coming scientist who was poisoned by someone in his inner circle. A dogged, old-school investigator refuses to give up in his relentless pursuit of the truth, a truth far more gruesome than anyone could have imagined. Her memoirs include "The Living Room" which chronicles her 80-day journey caring for her mother who was diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor. In the midst of tragedy, Amanda learns how to live from her dying mother. The darkness is tinged with light as her mother's departure becomes a celebration of a life and an inspiration to those around her. Amanda's parenting memoirs include "I Love You to God and Back" which chronicles her young daughter's prayers giving the reader a glimpse into the way adults see the world through a child's eyes. There is also a companion child's book of the same title. "Girls Gone Child" chronicles Amanda's daughters' sometimes outrageous journey out of babyhood into childhood with their mother as their imperfect but always loving tour guide. Her first memoir, "Smotherhood: Wickedly Funny Confessions from the Early Years," is a collection of irreverent, humorous anecdotes about being a working mother in the twenty-first century. This book received critical acclaim that landed her an appearance on The Today Show. She also wrote a children's book for a nonprofit that serves children and adults with disabilities called the Tammy Lynn Center. "We Are Not the Same and That's Okay" teaches children about acceptance of all people. Amanda has written a parenting blog since 2010 for her former station, WRAL. Readers have followed her family's journey from the baby years through the teenage years. It appears monthly under the name "WRAL Family." In her thirty years as a professional journalist, Amanda has developed a reputation as the go-to reporter for networks seeking credible feedback and interviews on high-profile murder cases. She makes regular appearances on crime magazine shows on networks such as Discovery Investigates, Biography A&E and Oxygen. She is also a regular guest on podcasts.