February 27 is release date for A Killer at the Door

Television shows, signings and talks scheduled in area

February 17th, 2025

February 17, 2025

Schiffer Publishing releases A Killer at the Door on February 27

 Television shows, signings and talks scheduled

for book on escape from Chester County Prison

by crab-walking murderer Danilo Cavalcante

Special dinner event takes place on March 13 at General Warren

           WEST CHESTER _ An interview with author Bruce E. Mowday is scheduled to be taped Thursday by Pennsylvania Cable Network on his new book, A Killer at the Door. The book covers the escape of convicted murderer Danilo Cavalcante and the havoc the incident caused neighbors of Chester County Prison.

The book was featured on show on WGAL’s In Focus program earlier this month. Mowday has entered into an agreement with Lionsgate Media to assist on the making of a documentary on the escape. Schiffer Publishing of Atglen is releasing the book on February 27.

“The book has garnered great attention,” Mowday said. “I’ve been asked to do a number of talks and signings, already. The Cavalcante escape and hunt captured the attention of the world in September 2023. The two-week ordeal caused so much anguish for the citizens in the neighborhood of the prison. The cost of the escape was enormous, estimated to be $20 million.”

Besides the Pennsylvania Cable Network, Mowday is to be interviewed by the Chester County Press this week. On Saturday, the book was part of a true crime presentation to the Sisters In Crime organization at Tredyffrin Library.

A special dinner, reception, talk and book signing is scheduled for Thursday, March 13 at the General Warren, 9 Old Lancaster Highway, Malvern. The event begins at 5:30 p.m.

The price per person is $59.00 and includes the reception, meal, dessert and unlimited soft beverages, coffee and tea. Adult beverages, tax and gratuity are additional.  Reservations are required. Call the General Warren at 610 296-3637 for reservations.

Mowday will be at Kings Tavern on Sunday, February 23, for a reception and signing at Kings Tavern 313 W. Lincoln Highway, at 4:00 p.m.

Four presentations, in addition to the one at the General Warren, are scheduled for March. On March 6, Mowday will give a talk at Traditions at Longwood at 7:00 p.m. On March 8, Mowday will sign books from 11:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. at Ace Hardware, 1150 Pocopson Road, West Chester.

Mowday will be at Ware Presbyterian Village, 7 E. Locust Street, Oxford, at 7:00 p.m. And, on March 15, the author will talk at the Italian American club, 30 Ways Lane, Kennett Square, at 1:00 p.m. The final scheduled March talk by Mowday takes place in Maryland at the North East Library, 485 Mauldin Avenue, North East, at 6:30 p.m.

Three events are scheduled, so far, in April. On April 24 at 6:30 p.m., Mowday will be at the Avon Grove Library, 117 Rosehill Avenue, West Grove. He’ll do a book signing at the Paradocx Vineyards, 1833 Flint Hill Road, Landenberg, on April 26 at 4:00 p.m. Mowday will give a special presentation at the Radley Run Country Club on April 29.

Four presentations are arranged for June. On June 5, Mowday will be at the Longwood Rotary, Longwood Gardens at 7:00 p.m. The Phoenixville Library, 183 2nd Avenue, will host Mowday’s talk on June 9 at 6:30 p.m. The final two June events include a visit to the West Chester Sunrise Rotary on June 25 and a signing at the Barnes & Noble in Fredericksburg, VA., on June 21.

The book costs $24.99 and can be ordered through Barnes & Noble, Amazon, SchifferBooks.com, and wherever books are sold.  For signed copies, contact Mowday at mowday@mowday.com. All of Mowday’s books can be seen at www.mowday.com.

“I’m not surprised about the international interest,” Mowday commented. “After an illegal migrant was convicted of the brutal murder of his girlfriend in front of her children, he crab-walked up a prison wall while a guard was on his telephone and led police on a two-week search that cost businesses and taxpayers $20 million dollars. The brazen escape and search was followed locally and internationally.

“County authorities didn’t timely inform the public of the escape of the murderer,” Mowday continued. “A major part of the book is the fear experienced by neighbors of the prison as the hunt continued for almost two weeks. Airplanes and helicopters were constantly in the air. To some, the thought of those helicopters cause trauma today.”

Mowday has appeared on television and radio shows, including The Spark of PBS member station WITF, Counter Culture, a PBS Emmy-winning show, the Discovery ID channel, ReelZ network, C-SPAN, the Pennsylvania Cable Network, Hollywood and Beyond, Our American Heritage, Whatcha Got, Journey into the Civil War, Chronicles of the American Civil War, WGAL’s In Focus and local television and radio stations.