Yes, Police Procedurals Are Character-Driven

by Kassandra Lamb ~ This is our fifth installment in our subgenre series of posts. It discusses police procedurals, which are character-driven most of the time these days, believe it or not.

When I decided to start a new series of police procedurals, I didn’t realize that some people assume mysteries in this subgenre will not be character-driven. I heard comments like, “Oh, I don’t read police procedurals. I prefer character-driven stories.”

This confused me. I much prefer character-driven...