More Forensics and Fiction: Crime Writers' Morbidly Curious Questions Expertly Answered
This compilation of medical and forensic science questions from crime writers around the world provides insight into medical and forensic science as well as a glimpse into the writer's creative mind. How do hallucinogenic drugs affect a blind person? Will snake venom injected into fruit cause death? How would you perform CPR in a helicopter? What happens when someone swallows razor blades? How long does it take blood to dry? Can DNA be obtained from a half-eaten bagel? D. P. Lyle, MD, answers these and many more intriguing questions. The book is a useful and entertaining resource for writers and screenwriters, helping them find the information they need to frame a situation and write a convincing description. TV viewers, readers who enjoy crime fiction, and those who want to know more about forensic science can keep up with the news and understand the science behind criminal investigation. From traumatic injuries to the coroner's office, the questions and answers are divided into five parts, making it a compendium of the incredible information that lies within the world of medicine and forensics.
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"D.P. Lyle is the best resource I know for a crime or mystery author. He's authoritative, clear, and extremely generous with his time. MORE FORENSICS AND FICTION makes for fascinating--and terrifically morbid--reading."
--C.J. Box, New York Times Bestselling Author
"MORE FORENSICS AND FICTION is...a gold mine. A must-own reference book for writers of all stripes."
-- Grant Blackwood, New York Times Bestselling Author
"The must have reference book for crime writers or anyone interested in forensics. Not only indispensable but fascinating, creepy, gruesome and absorbing. Dr. D. P. Lyle has written another treasure."
--M.J. Rose, International Bestseller
"What a fun book! Reading MORE FORENSICS AND FICTION will open your mind to all kinds of new story possibilities. The authors ask all kinds of odd, intriguing questions, and Lyle answers them all in an entertaining, easily accessible way. MORE FORENSICS AND FICTION is a celebration of the creative spirit."
--Matt Witten, Screenwriter for House, CSI: Miami, and The Glades
"Nothing ruins a good read like inaccuracies, especially of the CSI type. MORE FORENSICS AND FICTION, along with the rest of Lyle's medical and forensic Q&A series, should be required reading for all crime writers--they are factually detailed, wonderfully gruesome, and spot-on accurate! Read this book if you want to get away with murder . . . on the page."
--Twist Phelan, Thriller Award-Winning Author
"Another delightful collection of diabolical insight, not only into the physical consequences of various kinds of bodily assault, but also into the macabre minds of crime writers and the writing process. It is impressive how Dr. Lyle can answer these questions with a straight face--and without contacting the police."
--Laurie R. King, Edgar Award Winning and New York Times Bestselling Author
"What's more fun than reading a novel by one of your favorite mystery writers? Finding out how their minds work. Between curiously morbid questions (as they come up with intriguing ways to kill off characters and allow investigators to solve crimes) and the always interesting answers by D. P. Lyle, M.D., you have one fascinating book. I was intrigued from the first page to the last."
--Robin Burcell, Award-Winning Author
