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How a Former Michigan Crime Reporter Turned His Beat into a Book

Cover image courtesy of John Counts Though many writers’ first books of fiction are thinly veiled autobiographies, Whitmore Lake-based journalist John Counts drew inspiration for Bear County, Michigan from what he’d heard while sitting in courtrooms, working as a crime reporter. “It’s just the material that you’re using,” Counts says. “Like, if you were a sculptor, you’d be using clay. These are just the things that I had at my disposal.” Yes, r…
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Hour Detroit Magazine broke the news in on Monday, October 27, 2025.
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