Modus Operandi: A Writer's Guide to How Criminals Work.
- Softcover
- Used
Seller: SomeThingz. Books etcetera., Averbode, BelgiumSomeThingz. Books etcetera.
AbeBooks seller since May 6, 2022
Condition: Used
US$ 14.65
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Cincinnati Writer's Digest Books 1995 Softcover, 217pp., 15.5x23cm., in very good condition (lower left corner slightly bumped). ISBN 9780898796490. This book explains, for mystery and crime writers, how a wide range of criminals operate and how investigators catch them. Topics covered include murder, arson, armed robbery, safecracking, forgery and fencing, smuggling, con artists, white collar crime and money laundering, carjacking and auto theft, prostitution, kidnapping, shoplifting, and other common criminal methods. The tone is practical and procedural, written by experienced detectives to help writers make fictional crimes believable and provide realistic investigative detail. / The book is a handbook for crime and detective writers. Two experienced detectives describe the practical methods and motives of various types of criminals and the techniques used by police and investigators to encounter them. By thematic category (murder, arson, robbery, forgery, fraud, smuggling, burglary and safecracking, money laundering, etc.), the book explains typical steps, tools used, leads, and common mistakes made by perpetrators, as well as pointers on how an author can incorporate plausible clues and deceptions into a plot. The text also includes an index and reference materials and is intended to make fiction realistic and believable. …
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- Title
- Modus Operandi: A Writer's Guide to How Criminals Work.
- Author
- Mauro V. Corvasce and Joseph R. Paglino.
- Binding
- Soft cover
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SomeThingz. Books etcetera.
Averbode, Belgium
AbeBooks seller since May 6, 2022
Shipping rates from Belgium to U.S.A.
| Item | 5 to 35 business days | 5 to 35 business days |
|---|---|---|
| First item | US$ 47.76 | US$ 69.36 |
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Dear customer, thank you for your order. Your order will always be shipped with tracking: you will always receive an AUTOMATIC EMAIL WITH TRACK-AND-TRACE as soon as the courier has registered your parcel. If you have not received an email within 1 or 2 days after our confirmation, please check your SPAMBOX or feel free to contact us at info@somethingz.be. The books are always carefully and properly packed (sturdy cardboard envelope or box) to prevent damage during shipment. Books are delivered against prepayment as standard. Prepayment is not required for libraries, institutions and fellow booksellers. The shipping costs as stated on Abebooks are based on parcels that weigh less than 2 kilos (book and packaging material) or less than 1 kilo for shipments to some distant countries like New-Zealand, Australia, Japan, .... If the parcel exceeds this weight, an increase in the shipping cost can be proposed. The buyer always has the chance to refuse the extra shipping costs. To be clear: the shipping costs are only charged at the actual cost price (as charged by the courier service). Orders are shipped within 2 business days of payment.