Books by J. Douglas Parker

Stories from behind the tape.

True crime and investigative nonfiction from a retired Georgia Bureau of Investigation Special Agent with decades of experience in homicide, critical incidents, forensic interviewing, and major criminal investigations.

Cover of Murder on Highway 25 by J. Douglas Parker
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Murder on Highway 25 book cover
Scheduled release • September 30, 2026

Murder on Highway 25

Behind the Crime Scene Tape in the Kristia Anderson Investigation

A firsthand true-crime account of the 1997 murder of Kristia Anderson and the investigation that followed, told by the GBI case agent who worked the case.

A Split Second Decision book cover
Coming November 17, 2026

A Split Second Decision

Investigating the Seconds That May Take Years to Defend

An investigative look at use-of-force and critical incidents, drawing on decades of case work, forensic interviewing, human performance, and real-world investigative experience.

Coming Soon in November
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A Split Second Decision — Signed Copy

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J. Douglas Parker
About the author

J. Douglas Parker

J. Douglas Parker is a retired Special Agent with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation and a graduate of Georgia Southern University with a B.S. in Criminal Justice. During his thirty-year career with the GBI, he was assigned to more than 150 death investigations along with other serious violent crimes, major narcotics investigations, internal affairs matters, and specialized assignments.

Following retirement, Parker founded Parker Consulting & Investigations. His work includes use-of-force and critical-incident investigations, forensic interviewing, death investigations, criminal-case consultation, investigative review, and threat assessment.

His books give readers a firsthand look at how real investigations develop, how evidence is tested against statements and theories, and how investigators determine what the facts can ultimately prove.

Murder on Highway 25

Book Photos

Photographs and case materials connected to Murder on Highway 25.

Back of a road sign with bullet holes along U.S. Highway 25
Road sign along U.S. Highway 25.
Scene drawing of U.S. Highway 25, Burke County, Georgia, dated May 4, 1997
Scene drawing: U.S. Highway 25, Burke County, Georgia, May 4, 1997.
Sheriff Greg Coursey
Sheriff Greg Coursey.
Teddy Palmer at the store
Teddy Palmer at the store.
Walk-in cooler inside the store, with beer signs and cooler doors along the right wall
The cooler inside the store.
Burke County Public Safety dive team gathered beside their boat and trailer along the highway
The dive team preparing along the highway.
Divers searching a river below a bridge while two team members watch from a small boat
Divers searching the river.
Dispatcher Melinda Peebles
Dispatcher Melinda Peebles.
Mildred Ann Palmer typing at a manual typewriter in the store
Mildred Ann Palmer (MAP).
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