Forensics and Fiction: Clever, Intriguing, and Downright Odd Questions from Crime Writers
Language: English
Published by Minotaur Books,US, 2007
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Can my character fake being blind? How long does it take blood to clot when spilled on a tile floor? In this lively and informative follow-up to "Murder and Mayhem", PD.P. Lyle, M.D., answers new and challenging questions that every mystery, suspense, and thriller writer will want to know. A frequent adviser to published mystery authors and television writers, Dr. Lyle tackles such fascinating topics as traumatic injuries and illnesses, doctors and hospitals, poisons and drugs, police and the crime scene, the crime lab, coroners and autopsy, and much, much more.
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- Title
- Forensics and Fiction: Clever, Intriguing, and Downright Odd Questions from Crime Writers
- Author
- Douglas P Lyle
- Publisher
- Minotaur Books,US
- Publication year
- 2007
- Condition
- Very Good
- Binding
- Hardback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0312365519
- ISBN 13
- 9780312365516
As a consultant to many novelists around the world and to the writers of such popular TV shows as Monk, Law & Order, House, and CSI: Miami, D. P. Lyle, M.D., has answered many cool, clever, and oddball questions over the years. Forensics and Fiction: Clever, Intriguing, and Downright Odd Questions from Crime Writers is a collection of the best of these questions. The answers are provided in a concise and entertaining fashion that will keep you wide awake so you can read "just one more."
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About the Author
D. P. Lyle, M.D., is the Macavity Award–winning and Edgar Award–nominated author of the nonfiction books Murder and Mayhem: A Doctor Answers Medical and Forensic Questions for Mystery Writers, a compilation of the most interesting questions he has received over the years, and Forensics for Dummies, an in-depth look into the world of forensic science.
Dr. Lyle is a practicing cardiologist in Orange County, California, and has worked as a story and technical consultant with many published authors and with the writers and producers of several popular television shows, including Law & Order, CSI: Miami, Diagnosis Murder, Monk, Judging Amy, Cold Case, Peacemakers, House, Medium, and 1-800-Missing.
Through the Writer’s Medical and Forensics Lab (www.dplylemd.com), Dr. Lyle works with writers and readers to enrich the authenticity of stories they write and read.
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