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This lively and informative guide answers challenging questions that every mystery, suspense, and thriller writer will want to know. It tackles topics such as traumatic injuries and illnesses, doctors and hospitals, poisons and drugs, police and the crime scene, and the crime lab.Product Identifiers
PublisherST. Martin's Press
ISBN-100312365519
ISBN-139780312365516
eBay Product ID (ePID)57083911
Product Key Features
Number of Pages320 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameForensics and Fiction : Clever, Intriguing, and Downright Odd Questions from Crime Writers
Publication Year2007
SubjectForensic Medicine, Murder / General, Authorship, Mystery & Detective, Forensic Science
FeaturesRevised
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaTrue Crime, Law, Literary Criticism, Medical, Language Arts & Disciplines
AuthorD. P. Lyle
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.2 in
Item Weight15 Oz
Item Length8.7 in
Item Width5.5 in
Additional Product Features
Edition Number2
LCCN2007-013794
Dewey Edition22
Reviews"Indispensable . . . Don't even think of writing a medical mystery without the wise counsel of Dr. D. P. Lyle." - Lee Goldberg, author of the Diagnosis Murder and Monk novels "A terrific resource for crime writers and anyone interested in forensics . . . will jump-start your imagination about all kinds of ingenious crimes, crime-solving techniques, and plot twists." - Matt Witten, supervising producer of the Fox TV show "House" "Every crime-fiction author's best friend . . . as essential to my library as my Strunk and White." - Hallie Ephron, author of "Writing and Selling Your Mystery Novel" "There's damn good reason why Dr. Doug Lyle's e-mail is in every crime writer's address book and why his reference books belong on every aspiring writer's book shelf: His advice comes from the head of a medical expert but also from the heart and imagination of a writer. Whenever I paint myself into a forensic corner, Dr. Doug is always there to rescue me." - P. J. Parrish, author of "An Unquiet Grave", "Indispensable . . . Don't even think of writing a medical mystery without the wise counsel of Dr. D. P. Lyle." - Lee Goldberg, author of the Diagnosis Murder and Monk novels "A terrific resource for crime writers and anyone interested in forensics . . . will jump-start your imagination about all kinds of ingenious crimes, crime-solving techniques, and plot twists." - Matt Witten, supervising producer of the Fox TV show House "Every crime-fiction author's best friend . . . as essential to my library as my Strunk and White." - Hallie Ephron, author of Writing and Selling Your Mystery Novel "There's damn good reason why Dr. Doug Lyle's e-mail is in every crime writer's address book and why his reference books belong on every aspiring writer's book shelf: His advice comes from the head of a medical expert but also from the heart and imagination of a writer. Whenever I paint myself into a forensic corner, Dr. Doug is always there to rescue me." - P. J. Parrish, author of An Unquiet Grave, "Indispensable . . . Don't even think of writing a medical mystery without the wise counsel of Dr. D. P. Lyle." - Lee Goldberg, author of the Diagnosis Murder and Monk novels "A terrific resource for crime writers and anyone interested in forensics . . . will jump-start your imagination about all kinds of ingenious crimes, crime-solving techniques, and plot twists." - Matt Witten, supervising producer of the Fox TV show House "Every crime-fiction author's best friend . . . as essential to my library as my Strunk and White." - Hallie Ephron, author of Writing and Selling Your Mystery Novel "There's damn good reason why Dr. Doug Lyle's e-mail is in every crime writer's address book and why his reference books belong on every aspiring writer's book shelf: His advice comes from the head of a medical expert but also from the heart and imagination of a writer. Whenever I paint myself into a forensic corner, Dr. Doug is always there to rescue me." - P. J. Parrish, author of An Unquiet Grave
Dewey Decimal809.3/872
Intended AudienceTrade
Edition DescriptionRevised Edition
Lc Classification NumberPn3448.D4l93 2007