'This book will jump start your imagination about all kinds of ingenious crimes, crime-solving techniques, and plot twists.' -- Matt Witten, supervising producer for the Fox TV series, House Write Believable Crime Scenes! You're gung-ho to write your mystery, a thriller, or something in another genre where death plays a significant part but you've got just one problem-and it's a BIG one-you have no idea how to write detailed scenes or your character's dialogue realistically. Well, worry no more. This book, a follow-up to the very popular Murder and Mayhem, is written specifically for fiction writers and provides answers to basic and complex questions about nearly every medical and forensic issue you may dream up-and in just about in any time frame you choose. Here is a sampling of questions:,p> Can Botox be used as a weapon for murder?
Where can my character be shot and survive but be partially disabled?
How would a bear bite be treated in a wilderness area?
Could a young girl survive gangrene and a leg amputation in the Western frontier in the late 1800's?
How was breast cancer treated in 1826? Dr. Lyle serves as a frequent advisor to many published writers and in the text of this book, you'll be able to see who poses the questions. For example, Lee Goldberg, author of Diagnosis Murder and Monk asks: When a prisoner is given a lethal injection, is it possible to save them if another drug is given in time? The answer is 'Yes' and the complete explanation is given on pages 117-118. And you thought these published authors and screenwriters instinctually knew the answers! With five sections filled with fascinating topics about doctors and hospitals, traumatic injuries and illnesses, the crime lab, coroners, autopsies and more, consider Forensics and Fiction your go-to guide for the answers to the clever, intriguing and downright odd questions any good writer might ask.
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