Reported by Jacqueline Fell
ORLANDO -- A new book on the case against Casey Anthony hit store shelves Tuesday.
Author Diane Fanning called the book, titled “Mommy’s Little Girl,” the first full-length, in depth account of the Caylee Anthony case.
On the cover, "the story that stunned and shocked a nation" and has Casey Anthony in court in her blue jail jumpsuit.
Relying on court documents, police interviews, audio and videotaped conversations, Fanning speculates how Casey Anthony might have killed her daughter, Caylee. The Web page says there are eight pages of "alarming photographs."
Fanning did not interview Casey, George, Cindy, or Lee Anthony.
Fanning is an award nominated crime author and blogger on the Web page Women in Crime Ink. She's blogged about Casey for months, calling her a pathological liar, and that her life seems like a study of narcissism.
Mommy's Little Girl also talks about the support Casey continues to receive from her parents George and Cindy.
The author thanks family of Cindy Anthony, as well as former friends for sharing their personal experiences with her.
Fanning has also written a book called Out There which centers around former astronaut Lisa Nowak.
In Mommy's Little Girl, she calls Caylee, the victim "who mattered the most."
The book is dedicated to Caylee.
The book, from St. Martin's Press, is coming out while the case is still in court.
Casey Anthony is charged with her daughter's murder and is in the Orange County Jail.
We e-mailed a list of questions to Fanning. She has not answered as of yet.
Brad Conway, the Anthony family's lawyer, will not comment or make a statement until he reads the book. The family did not receive an advance copy.
We have also learned that the case against Casey Anthony has been the inspiration for a play in Australia.
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