H S Stavropoulos: Lee Lofland Made Me Do It
Lee is a great guy, don’t get me wrong. He graciously didn’t put my name and phone number on the picture of me flipping off the police on that felony […]
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A Dying Declaration Can Bring Life To Fiction
The language of cops and crime scene investigators is certainly something that can be incorporated into works of fiction for an added layer of realism. Of course, the writer’s work […]
Indiana: Where It’s Legal For Criminals To Kill Cops
By now you should all be at least a little familiar with the Castle Doctrine, or “Stand Your Ground” law, as it’s often and mistakenly called (they’re not synonymous). After […]
Country Show At Downton Abby
Our good friend, Coroner’s Investigator Paul Beecroft, recently attended a Country Show on the grounds of Highclere Castle aka Downton Abby. The scenery was spectacular, and it sure looks […]
Seven Things Your Protagonist Should NOT Do
Leading characters should be written as real people with real problems and real goals. They’re people a reader wants to care about. Protagonists are likeable and smart, yet flawed […]
Southland: The Fans Speak
Southland fans know what to expect each week. That’s why their couches are fitted with seat belts, their night-lights are blue strobes, and they wear Kevlar pajamas to bed. I’ve […]
Southland: Chaos – A Cop’s Eye Review
Cops are supposed to hold the line between chaos and civilized society. Every now and then chaos gets the upper hand. Chaos and police work go hand in hand, like […]
Test The DNA Knowledge Of Your Protagonist
Detectives Slim N. None and Frank Lee Iduncare caught the case of their careers when Captain I. Giterdun assigned them to investigate the murder of one of Savannah’s most […]
TV: Fun And Fictional, Not Actual and Factual
Each night people from all over the world settle in to watch their favorite television sleuths solve the latest murder. You can’t turn the channel without seeing some sort of […]
SouthLAnd: Babel – A Review
The LAPD serves four million people speaking over one-hundred languages. Sometimes things get lost in translation. The opening voice-over brought to mind the night I and my captain were riding […]
Police Procedure and Investigation: A Guide for Writers
