When Ann Woodward shot her husband, her life changed forever. Though she claimed she thought he was a prowler, few believed the former showgirl and no one was more obsessed with the tale than Truman Capote.

Capote decided the story of Ann’s turbulent marriage would be the basis of his next masterpiece—never thinking that it would eventually lead to Ann’s suicide and his own scandalous downfall.

Meet author Roseanne Montillo, author of Fire on the Track, The Lady and her Monsters, and The Wilderness of Ruin.