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Doug Fifer is a retired Alaskan police officer who specialized in crime scene analysis, deviant sexual crimes, hostage negotiations, and various special assignments throughout his twenty-five-year career. As a highly decorated investigator, Doug has negotiated with serial killers, solved homicides, and worked real-life cases that will shock you to the core.
Born in the small town of Homer, Alaska, Doug and his wife, Kim, raised their children in the Anchorage area. His family originates from southeast Alaska, mainly around the Ketchikan area. He is Tlingit Indian and heavily connected to his Alaska Native culture and heritage.
Doug and Kim are also avid oenophiles who started a wine business in Anchorage in 2007. Alaskans have a passionate love for the outdoors, and the Fifer family is no exception. Fishing, hiking, snowboarding, and extreme sports top their list. Their family dog, Malbec, is considered one of the kids and snowboards a bit too.
As the author of Fifty Shades of True Crime, Doug brings to life stories so bizarre, so intense, and so twisted that the reader will be left speechless. This is not your run-of-the-mill true crime; it's straight from the source, an author-led journey into how far some will go to achieve their sexually freakish desires. You’ve never read a book quite like this one; it’s a cringeworthy reality check on humanity. You might think you can handle the truth, but this cop’s truth is as savage as it gets.
Reviewed by Zahid Sheikh for Readers' Favorite
Fifty Shades of True Crime by Douglas Fifer is a shocking collection of real-life crime stories from the police world. It focuses on crimes with extreme sexual behavior, strange fetishes, and very disturbing actions. An experienced Alaskan police officer tells these stories. The book mixes dark humor with clear storytelling, pulling readers into some of the most twisted investigations you can imagine. Each chapter covers a new case, from unbelievable kinks that went wrong to violent crimes that are hard to believe. With titles like “Cool as a Cucumber” and “The Jizz in the Whiz,” the book does not hold back. Whether it’s sex in odd places, strange obsessions, or forbidden topics like sex with dead bodies and animals, Fifer shows the most extreme human behavior. He asks readers to think about what is right, legal, and sane.
Douglas Fifer’s writing is strong, moves fast, and is very detailed, even if these are shocking. The stories are well-organized. This keeps you reading even when you might want to stop. Fifer’s dry humor and writing skills balance shock with storytelling. The action is always there, either from the crimes themselves or from the chaotic reactions they cause. The people in the stories, even if described briefly, feel real because they come from the author’s direct experience. The main themes are intense power, perversion, and justice, but Fifer’s mix of honesty and dark humor makes the stories strangely exciting. Even though some parts were disturbing, I could not put it down. If you are interested in true crime and are not easily upset, Fifty Shades of True Crime is an exciting book worth reading.
