Write Like A CSI: A Forensic Reference for Crime Writers

by R.J. Strong

Crime Authors, keep your readers engaged by making your crime novels more authentic.Ever wonder what really goes on behind the yellow tape?Want to write accurate crime scenes?Trying to make your writing gritty by making things hard on your characters?Want to take your characters from cliched to unforgettable?Looking for a way to keep your readers coming back for more?Fact is stranger than fiction and a dose of reality is the best way to infuse your story with authenticity. Your job as a crime writer is to shock, stump, and eventually satisfy your readers. When it comes to forensic science and police work - critical elements in the mystery genre- authentic crime scene details make a better story.Written by a fiction author with over 7 years experience as a Crime Scene Investigator, Write Like A CSI takes you behind the police line into a real crime scene investigation - from individual responsibilities, to an overview of the forensic sciences, to all the gory-fied details.

This browsable true crime reference is written with the crime novelist in mind. In addition to accurate crime scene investigation, plot ideas and conflict points ripped from real-life experiences are scattered throughout to turn your story into a pulse-pounding, page-turning novel.

Start crafting a crime thriller that will keep your readers coming back for more.

117 pages, Kindle Edition

Published March 30, 2023

About the author

R. J. Strong is a veteran police officer and Crime Scene Investigator who married into a family of police officers.

When she’s not writing characters who do bad things for good reasons, she travels, lifts weights, and cleans up dog hair. She lives in Northern Virginia with her husband and son.