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"It's pretty nice to know I have an expert on police procedures just a short email away! I'm sure I'll be calling on him [Lee] when doing research for my next book."
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- Jeffery Deaver, author of 18 best selling novels including:
The Bone Collector, The Vanishing Man, Garden of Beasts and his latest novel -- The Twelfth Card. |
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"Lee Lofland's presentations are engaging, easy to follow, and full of great detail. There's no better conference speaker or police consultant anywhere!" |
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-SJ Rozan, Edgar Award winner |
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"When I need answers to tricky police problems, I know whom to ask, Lee Lofland." |
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- Rhys Bowen, winner of the Agatha Award for the best novel of the year, author of the best-selling Molly Murphy and Constable Evans mysteries and author of Evan's Gate, a 2005 Edgar nominee for best novel. |
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"Lee Lofland has already helped me immeasurably in the writing of the Laura Cardinal series. Not only does he give simple, clear and concise answers to my questions, but he has lived what he is telling me. Because he understands the requirements of crime fiction, he has been able to reconcile real life criminal investigation with the demands of the story - the most important quality in an expert, in my view! Not only that, but Lee can describe a scene so that you feel you are there. I can't wait to read his book on CSI and police procedure. I can already tell you - it's a keeper!" |
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- J. Carson Black, author of Darkness on the Edge of Town and Dark Side of the Moon |
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"I have had the great pleasure of teaching writers alongside Lee. In the area of police investigations and crime scene procedures, he is a gifted, knowledgeable, experienced, and highly entertaining instructor. His students come away with a wealth of useful information for their stories. Lee Lofland is an invaluable resource to writers of all levels." |
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- D.P. Lyle, MD
Macavity Award winning and Edgar nominated author of Forensics For Dummies. |
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"Lee Lofland is a gold mine of information! His CSI workshop covers everything from becoming a detective to solving a crime. I especially appreciated how approachable he is, and his honesty is refreshing. Can't wait to buy his CSI book!" |
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-Penny Warner, author of Silence is Golden |
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"Lee Lofland is the best resource a mystery writer can have. His ability to balance the needs of the fiction writer with the solid authenticity of his extensive real world experience is phenomenal. Lee draws on an immense store of knowledge and pulls out just the answer I need to make a scene work. He does it with style: succinct, humorous at times, or with the depth of feeling of someone who's witnessed the horror that criminals can dish out. It's been a pleasure to work with Lee. I'm sure I'll be calling on him in the future for advice, and in the meantime calling him a friend." |
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- Shirley Kennett, author of six suspense novels, including her latest, Time of Death |
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"You can't ask for a more knowledgeable resource than retired police detective Lee Lofland. There is no aspect of police work that Lee does not know intimately: murder, sex crimes, K-9, street crime, drugs, serial killings, police-involved shootings, SWAT/SRT - you name it, Lee has worked with it. With his vast knowledge, a sense of humor, and scads of real-life examples, Lee presents workshops and seminars packed full of useful information. He is accessible and easy to understand when answering questions about police procedures, crimes, and criminals. I've never met anyone with such an encyclopedia for a brain, and I highly recommend him! I can't wait to read his books!" |
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- Lori L. Lake, author of the police procedurals Gun Shy, Under THe Gun, and Have Gun Will Travel: Book III in the Dez & Jaylynn series. |
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"Lee has a gift to make police procedures clear to a mystery writer. Equally important, however, is his ability and willingness to reveal the human side of police officers' lives, thereby giving the author insights to create characters with depth." |
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- Tommy Brandt, author of the light comedy: The Mechanicals -- An Elizabethan Comedy in Common Prose |
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"Lee Lofland is a mystery writer's dream come true. A retired police detective with a wealth of stories to tell, Lee is articulate, thoughtful, generous, and enough of an expert to answer almost any police procedure question one might have. And that's not all! Cops have a certain persona, a way of walking, talking and thinking that's unique -- and Lee exemplifies all of these qualities. If you have a policeman or detective in your book, you must attend his class." |
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- Beth Proudfoot
Director, East of Eden Writers Conference
Mystery writer |
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"Lee Lofland is a solver of mysteries who loves to write them--and who is interested in the mystery of the creative process. Magical!" |
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- Gabriele Rico, Ph.D.
Professor/Consultant
Author of the best selling book, Writing the Natural Way |
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"Lee Lofland is a magic mix of knowledge and story-telling. With years of experience in all areas of law- enforcement, Lee offers one of the best resources around for mystery writers. Lee will keep you on the edge of your seat with tales of what he's seen and done, and he'll answer all your questions with insight and humor." |
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- Becky Levine
Author and Editor |
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"He's wonderful! He's an engaging speaker with a marvelous sense of what makes a good story. I could have listened to him all day. I'd highly recommend him for speaking engagements. In fact, we'd love him to come back and talk to us again!" |
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- Susan Lee
Workshop Attendee and Author |
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