Crime & Thriller

Want to create believable crime scenes and establish the facts that crack your case? Too many authors cut corners or ignore procedure when finding the evidence in their stories. This guide offers an accurate and accessible overview of crime scenes and the investigative process.

Want to add an autopsy that won't kill your story? Death swings its scythe in every genre, from family funerals to crime scenes to creatures that won't stay buried. This user-friendly, illustrated reference digs into all things posthumous and postmortem.

Want to add blood to your scenes without making a mess? Too many authors get squeamish or sloppy about including the red stuff in their stories. As a research guide, Blood Spatter presents an accurate and accessible gateway into the world of blood spatter and its analysis.

Not all writers are able to be Navy SEALs, but many writers do write about them or have similar characters. So, it helps to have resources on hand that help to bring the skills of these characters to life.

The 100 Deadly Skills series is a pictorial resource that helps with the visualization side of the action that these special characters might do.

In 100 Deadly Skills, get some insight into some the skills that these characters develop to evade detection, escape capture, and to hide the bodies of those they are forced to kill.

Not all writers are able to be Navy SEALs, but many writers do write about them or have similar characters. So, it helps to have resources on hand that help to bring the skills of these characters to life.

The 100 Deadly Skills series is a pictorial resource that helps with the visualization side of the action that these special characters might do.

In 100 Deadly Skills: Survival Edition, get some insight into some of the various skills that these characters develop to survive in the wild.

Not everything you see on your favorite crime show is accurate. In fact, a lot of it is flat out wrong. Police Procedure & Investigation helps you get your facts straight about the inner workings of law enforcement. With a career in law enforcement that spanned nearly two decades, author Lee Lofland...

Just because you don't have all the tools and training of a full-time medical examiner doesn't mean you can't learn your way around a crime scene.In Forensics, award-winning author and TV show consultant D.P. Lyle, M.D., takes each area of forensics—from fingerprint analysis to crime scene reconst...

Discover Deadly Doses to Kill Off Characters

The readers of your crime and mystery stories should be trying to figure out "whodunit"—not wondering why your facts don't make sense. If you want to kill off characters with something poisonous, you need to know how a villain would gain access to such a...

When it comes to writing weapons, most authors shoot from the hip—and miss. The Writer's Guide to Weapons will help you hit your target every time. Firearms and knives have starring roles in a wide range of genres—crime, thriller, war, mystery, Western, and more.

Body Trauma explains what happens to body organs and bones maimed by accident or intent and the small window of opportunity for emergency treatment. Research what happens in a hospital operating room and the personnel who initiate treatment. Use these facts to bring added realism to your stories and novels.

Whether you’re planning your first novel or revising your fourth, you’ll discover lots of concrete ideas here for taking your fiction up a level or two, captivating readers, and gaining fans. Both published and aspiring authors of fast-paced, popular fiction will find these tips indispensable for plotting a riveting story and creating compelling characters, then writing a gripping opening and designing suspenseful scenes.

Get an insider's look at who a forensics investigator actually processes the evidence that they collect. This book delves into the techniques used for finding finger prints, ballistics with firearms, DNA criminal analysis, toxicology, and much more. This book is designed for crime writers who want to get the little details right.

While the book is focused on the techniques and procedures used in the UK, many of the techniques presented do spread across the Atlantic to the US.

Not all writers are able to be Navy SEALs, but many writers do write about them or have similar characters. So, it helps to have resources on hand that help to bring the skills of these characters to life.

The 100 Deadly Skills series is a pictorial resource that helps with the visualization side of the action that these special characters might do.

In 100 Deadly Skills: Combat Edition, get some insight into how these characters fight.

With articles written by a wide range of authors who write mysteries and thrillers, this book provides an overview of what it takes to write in this genre. Topics range from working with characters and plot through to publishing and legal concerns of the industry.

This book was reviewed by the BW Book Club in June 2023. The book club decided that the book was worth recommending to others, but with the understanding that this book is structured as an overview of a lot of topics. New writers might find this book overwhelming.