True crime author, podcaster, and victim advocate Raven Rollins has released her newest book, This Is True Crime, a comprehensive guide designed to help families, creators, and advocates navigate the complex process of seeking justice for missing or murdered loved ones.
The book marks Rollins’ third major work, following Sins of the South (2023) and Allegedly (2025).
Rollins has been researching, documenting, and assisting families in cold cases for nearly a decade, a path that grew naturally from her podcast Sirens, launched in 2019. Her writing has become known for blending investigative reporting with the lived experiences of Oklahomans impacted by long-unresolved cases.
Her newest book takes a different approach. Described as part handbook, part roadmap, and part lived experience, This Is True Crime offers step-by-step tools on requesting public records, working with investigators, pitching cases to the media, and telling stories ethically. The book also includes insights from bestselling authors and notable victim advocates, including Kathryn Casey, Jax Miller, and Julie Murray, sister of missing woman Maura Murray.
“This book is meant to empower people in the exact moment they feel powerless,” Rollins said. “Families want to fight for their loved ones, and creators want to help — but no one hands them a guidebook. This one brings all of that information into one place.”
Rollins’ previous books continue to gain recognition. Allegedly: True Crime from Pontotoc County, Oklahoma, examines wrongful convictions and investigative failures in the same county featured in The Innocent Man and The Dreams of Ada. It earned second place at The BookFest Awards, became a finalist at the American BookFest Best Book Awards, and was recently selected as the course textbook for a new true crime class at East Central University.
Her first true crime book, Sins of the South, explores three Oklahoma cold cases — Daniel Furr, Sheila Deviney, and Shawna Jones — weaving investigative detail with the stories of families still pushing for answers.
Rollins’ work remains deeply personal. She writes both as an advocate and as someone directly impacted by violence.
“I love giving families something that can’t be taken from them — a voice, a record, a place to be heard when the system has gone quiet,” she said.
All three books are available now in paperback and eBook formats from major retailers and select independent bookstores. Rollins is currently writing her next book, Circumstantial, which focuses on the Dena Dean case and other long-standing Tulsa-area investigations.
More details about her work and books are available at www.ravenrollins.com .
