Author and crime victim advocate Polly Franks will be at a book signing at Books Beads and More on Saturday, April 13th from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. She is the author of "Devil at My Door," a true crime, nonfiction autobiography. "Devil at My Door" is the story of Polly's quest for justice when her family was victimized by a family friend who turned out to be a convicted sexual predator from Texas.

Polly Franks has served as an advocate for victims of violent crime, particularly childhood sexual abuse since 1995. Her commitment to this cause stems from her experience as the mother of three children who were endangered by a former neighbor and friend who turned out to be a convicted sexual predator from another state. During his crime spree between 1982 to 1998, this predator was linked to a minimum of 286 sexual crimes. Although she is in a wheelchair, Polly became a licensed private investigator for the sole purpose of bringing this predator to justice.He is now in a super max prison in Virginia serving a life sentence.

Since that time, she has testified before Congress on Capitol Hill for tougher sex offender laws, such as the nationwide Amber Alert bill and the Adam Walsh Child Protection Act. Her story was published in Good Housekeeping magazine. Polly has appeared on the Today Show, Dateline NBC, 20/20, Court TV, the John Walsh Show, ABC World News Tonight, CNN/HLN, the Montel Williams Show, Nancy Grace, the O’Reilly Factor and Fox News. In addition, she has given numerous interviews for national radio programs, as well as newspaper and magazine articles. She has shared her story to audiences throughout the country.

In 2017, her story was published in a nonfiction book, “Devil at My Door,” published by Vandamere Press.

Polly is a graduate of Bluefield College. She is the very proud mother of three grown daughters, one grandchild, a menagerie of animals (her four-legged children) and a host of “honorary” sons and daughters.