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Posted on Fri, Sep 11, 2009 : 9:32 a.m.

Crime novelist accused of attempted murder starring in own drama

By AnnArbor.com Staff

The Detroit News reports today on the strange case of a local crime novelist accused of shooting her father at his Dexter Township home last month.

The News writes:

The circumstances surrounding the shooting sound like something from a story by local novelist Lisa Reardon.

A family feud. A nervous breakdown. Attempted murder. An unburied pet cat.

But Reardon isn't writing this family drama. She's starring in it, charged with shooting her father with a 20-gauge shotgun on Aug. 21.

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DanielF

Fri, Sep 11, 2009 : 1:36 p.m.

Very sad story. She was able to overcome her difficult past, become a successful writer, but, lets hope the future isnt too bleak. But due to the fact she used a firearm to shoot her dad, the future doesnt seem to be something one would look forward to.