MARK SHAW: Girl Around the World

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ABOUT MARK SHAW

Mark Shaw, a noted historian and the author of the bestselling The Reporter Who Knew Too Much chronicling the life and times and mysterious death of celebrated journalist Dorothy Kilgallen, is a former criminal defense attorney and ESPN, USA Today and ABC trial analyst for the Mike Tyson, O. J. Simpson and Kobe Bryant cases. He is also a respected investigative reporter who has published nearly 30 books including biographies of Tyson, spy Jonathan Pollard and Holocaust survivor Cecelia Rexin as well as seven touching on the JFK assassination.

Mark's latest book, Girl Around the World (2026) reveals the connection for the first time between two trailblazing women in the 1930s—famous aviatrix Amelia Earhart and upstart journalist Dorothy Kilgallen—and offers a "guide" to solving one of the greatest mysteries in history—what happened to Earhart when she was lost at sea in 1937. Featured are Kilgallen's adventure in her own words in 24 dispatches as she competed in the famous 1936 "Race Around the World," and her 1937 article stating that she knew what happened to Earhart and she was praying for her safety,

Mark’s alma mater Purdue University is archiving his body of work alongside those of Neil Armstrong and Amelia Earhart press release. Additional information about Dorothy Kilgallen’s career is here.