From real-life murder trials to a chilling crime novel, Trey Gowdy is bringing his courtroom experience to readers in a whole new way.
The Fox News host and former prosecutor just announced his first-ever fiction release, The Color of Death, a psychological crime thriller set to hit shelves on August 26. Preorders are available now.
“I lived it,” Gowdy said on FOX & Friends. “I lived it for almost two decades.”
Fox News Books’ First Fiction Title
The Color of Death isn’t just Gowdy’s first novel. It’s also the first fiction release from FOX News Books. Co-written with Christopher Greyson, a Wall Street Journal bestselling author, the novel takes readers inside the high-stakes world of murder prosecution.
Inside ‘The Color of Death’: A Dark Mystery With Personal Roots
The story follows Assistant District Attorney Colm Truesdale, a man haunted by the loss of his wife and daughter. After time away from work, Truesdale returns to investigate the murder of a young woman who owned a beauty salon.
From a missing page in her appointment book to a crime scene set ablaze, the case quickly spirals into a web of deception involving a powerful judge and his family.
Prosecutor-Turned-Author: Gowdy Brings Real Experience to Fiction
Before his eight years in Congress, Gowdy spent nearly two decades as a state and federal prosecutor in South Carolina.
He handled thousands of criminal cases and took nearly 100 cases to jury verdict, including seven death penalty trials.
“I want [readers] in the driver’s seat with me from the moment a murder happens until the verdict comes back,” Gowdy explained.
These days, Gowdy hosts Sunday Night in America on Fox News Channel and The Trey Gowdy Podcast on FOX News Audio.
About Co-Author Christopher Greyson
Gowdy partnered with Christopher Greyson, known for his mystery, action, and thriller novels. Greyson is ranked among the top 100 Kindle authors of all time, with over 3.5 million books sold.
FOX News Books Continues Its Run — Now With Fiction
Since launching in 2020, FOX News Books has sold over three million copies.
The Color of Death will mark its 16th title and its first-ever novel outside of non-fiction and memoir.
The book is available for preorder now ahead of its official release on August 26.Rosie has said before that Trump “has it out for [her] and has for 20 years.” During an appearance on Irish TV in March 2025, she said it started when she “told the truth about him on a program called The View.”
Back in 2006, she criticized Trump during a Hot Topics segment on The View. It was about how he handled the underage drinking situation with Miss USA Tara Conner.
O’Donnell said: “He annoys me on a multitude of levels,” and called him “not a self-made man” and a “snake-oil salesman on Little House On The Prairie.
“[He] left the first wife, had an affair, left the second wife, had an affair, had kids both times, but he’s the moral compass for 20-year-olds in America. Donald, sit and spin, my friend. I don’t enjoy him.”
Trump responded in an interview at the time and said: “Rosie will rue the words she said. Rosie’s a loser. A real loser.
You can’t make false statements. Rosie will rue the words she said. I’ll most likely sue her for making those false statements – and it’ll be fun. Rosie’s a loser. A real loser. I look forward to taking lots of money from my nice fat little Rosie.”
The feud didn’t die down after that. Trump kept coming after her on social media, including calling her a “loser” after her engagement in 2011. He tweeted: “I feel sorry for Rosie‘s new partner in love whose parents are devastated at the thought of their daughter being with @Rosie, a true loser.”
In the 2015 GOP debate, he was asked about calling women names like “fat pigs” and “slobs.” He answered, “Only Rosie O’Donnell.”
Rosie has said that the harassment from Trump took a serious toll on her. She told an interviewer: “Probably the Trump stuff was the most bullying I ever experienced in my life, including as a child. It was national, and it was sanctioned societally.”
By 2016, she was a strong critic of Trump and protested outside the White House in 2018. She moved to Ireland after his 2025 inauguration.
Even after she left the country, Trump still made comments. When someone joked about Ireland letting her in, Trump said: “Do you know who she is? You’re better off not knowing.”
Looking back on the whole thing, Rosie said: “He’s been doing it for two decades and I’m still not used to it every time he does.”