With a new book released this year, Billingsley native and current Prattville resident Nancy Bone Goff continues her love of storytelling.

“I come from a long line of storytellers,” Goff said.

Goff spoke at a book lecture Tuesday afternoon at the Chilton-Clanton Public Library about her recently published book “Life After Murder.”

Goff has published stories for both magazines and other publications including the popular book, “A One Armed Boy in a Two-Arm World” about her brother, D.M. Bone.

After reading an excerpt from “Life After Murder,” Goff explained why she decided to write the book based off an event that happened in February 1951 with members of Goff’s family.

“This was always a story I heard growing up, and I decided I needed to write about it,” Goff said. “I didn’t like how the story didn’t really ever have an ending, so I decided to give the story an ending and turn it into a book.”

Although portions of the story are true, Goff added an ending to the story and changed the names of her characters.

The story tells of Sudie Hubert, who was found brutally murdered in her home in the Mountain Creek community.

Goff said Hubert was pregnant at the time of her murder, and the unborn baby was found cut out of Hubert’s body and never found.

“People searched all over for the baby,” Goff said. “My dad actually went out and helped try to find the baby, but they never found what happened to it.”

Goff said there were three suspects including Hubert’s husband Dawson Hubert, a schizophrenic and bipolar aunt named Stella, and a drifter looking for food or work.

“A lot of people who knew this story had their own conclusions as to what really happened that day,” Goff said. “I really enjoyed writing this book and coming up with my own conclusions.”

Goff said the book transitions to 1989 where family and friends are still dealing with life after the murder.

Goff said she got the idea for the story one night while she was sleeping and typed for several hours while she wrote the first chapter of the book.

“I hope people will enjoy the story,” Goff said.

A person attending the lecture asked Goff when she first decided she wanted to write.

“The first thing I remember writing was in the sixth grade,” Goff said. “I was attending Hicks Memorial and we needed a globe for our classroom. I suggested I write a play. My teacher let me write the play, which was titled, ‘Ain’t No Gold in Them There Hills’ and we charged a nickel a person for people to come and see the play. We purchased the globe, but that is my first experience writing.”

Goff sold copies of her books at the lecture and autographed copies of her books as well.

Her books can be purchased on Amazon and www.tatepublishing.com.