True crime author Wayne Miller discusses his new book The Flames of Secrecy, as well as his previous works, Burn Boston Burn: The Largest Arson Case in the History of the Country and Bang Boom Burn: Explosive True Crime Gun, Bombing and Arson Cases from a Federal Agent’s Career.

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About Wayne:

Wayne Miller was a Special Agent, Criminal Investigator and Certified Fire Investigator for the Federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms in Boston for 25 years. He has been involved in numerous high profile illegal firearms, bombing and arson cases. As a member of the ATF National Response Team, Mr. Miller responded to several major fire and explosion incidents. During his public and private career, he examined more than 2,300 fire and explosion scenes plus provided expert testimony in numerous Federal and State courts.

Mr. Miller has been a member of the International Association of Arson Investigators since 1984 and has held numerous positions within the MA Chapter of the IAAI. Besides teaching fire investigation as an Adjunct Professor at Cape Cod Community College for 2 semesters, he has been a speaker on fire-related topics over 80 times throughout the United States and in Canada.

Burn Boston Burn, his first book, is the 2022 Global Book Gold Award Winner. His second book, BANG BOOM BURN, won the Global Book Silver Award.

About Flames of Secrecy:

Brantley, haunted by the searing pain of his traumatic childhood dominated by his abusive mother, struggles to cope as an adult. His deep-seated resentment toward women who remind him of her drives him to lash out violently. When shocking family secrets surface, his life spirals further out of control, fueling his vengeful mission to destroy these women.

Meanwhile, ATF Special Agent Mark Miller teams up with Boston Fire and Police to investigate a series of puzzling arsons that seem to exclusively target women. Complicating things, Mark, despite all his work successes, battles personal relationship issues and uncovers his own family secrets that dramatically challenge him.

As the investigation progresses, the evidence begins to implicate Mark as the arsonist. Having not learned from his past and by not sharing secrets with his lover and fellow investigators, he is determined to solve this case on his own. With his relationships crumbling and the investigation closing in on him, Mark races to stop the real torch before disaster strikes close to home.

Both men navigate a dangerous, dark path that culminates where it is meant to be—at another disastrous fire scene. The dramatic twists and turns will leave you breathless. The pages of this psychological crime thriller burn as you read them.

About Burn Boston Burn:

An astounding true crime narration. A conspiracy of 9 men, including 3 Boston cops and a Boston firefighter, burned Boston and surrounding communities in the early 1980s due to tax-cutting measures that caused layoffs of hundreds of police and firefighters. Over 2 years, these fire buffs, turned arsonists, torched 264 buildings, causing millions of dollars in damages and hundreds of injuries. The city was ablaze with nightly fires, sirens wailing through the streets, and people too afraid to sleep. This book interweaves the activities of the arsonists with those of the investigators, the firefighters and the citizens of the area. Readers will shake their heads in disbelief at the brazen and wanton actions of these political terrorists.

About Bang Boom Burn:

Show true crime enthusiasts what Federal investigators regularly face. All investigators could use this as a textbook to see the highs and lows, with the good and bad experienced by someone who has been through it.