About R. E. "Gus" Payne
R.E. "Gus" Payne is the winner of multiple awards from the Louisiana Press Association for Investigative Journalism. He is also the author of "Caught in the Crossfire" a non-fiction book that was the basis of the NBC-TV movie of the same title. Actor Dennis Franz portrayed Mr. Payne in the movie, the story of how the FBI and the U.S. Attorney's Office created a "bogus" conspiracy case to charge him with Federal crimes.
Mr. Payne is perhaps better known for his international best selling periodical "The Death of Brandon Lee: The Untold Story," the basis for a major segment on "Unsolved Mysteries" some years ago.
He is retired, living in Mississippi but traveling worldwide with his wife, Royce.
Books by R.E. Payne
The End of All Diseases: An Obscure San Diego Genius Develops A Cure For Cancer In 1930
ISBN 1-4107-5340-9
English For (New) Writers! Your Guide to Success!: How to get published as a new writer!
ISBN 1-4107-3829-9
Guerilla Tactics for Job Seekers: How to Get That Job You Want By Overcoming Objections
ISBN 1-4107-2528-6
ISBN 1-4184-8843-7
Above the Law
ISBN 1-8853-0800-0
Caught in the Crossfire
ISBN 1-8853-0801-9
ISBN 1-4259-6358-7
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My Biography
Born in New Orleans but traveled widely for both business and pleasure. I was a magician while a youth, making public appearances in New Orleans at theaters, schools, etc.
I retired as a result of KATRINA where our personal and businesses losses were great.
I have been highly criticized for writing non fiction books about the wrongful acts of the FBI, U.S. Attorneys, etc. by members of those groups but praised for exposing facts of criminal misdeeds perpetrated by these folks.
When you read a nasty review of my books, the writer is most frequently an FBI agent who feels the necessity to speak up for his brethren. Too bad.
My book "Caught in the Crossfire" was an NBC TV movie starring Dennis Franz as this writer. A recent book, "The End of all Diseases" is optioned as a motion picture.
My Interests
I love to travel. We make several trips a year. We were on the 'maiden voyage' of the Queen Mary-2 from Southampton to Ft. Lauderdale and this was our most memorable. We visited Singapore a few years ago and loved it so much we returned to stay a month. I love to read, currently reading "My Father, My President" by Doro Bush Koch, about Bush 41; "The Innocent Man" by Grisham and "What Paul Meant" by Garry Wills. We are learning to like our new residence in Mississippi, although it was forced upon us by the devastation and losses we faced in New Orleans.
