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Making Crime Pay: An Author's Guide to Criminal Law, Evidence, and Procedure
By Andrea Campbell
For writers of mysteries, crime novels, and screenplays, criminal law’s intricate ideas and principles are clearly explained using everyday language in this handy reference. Written by an expert on criminal law and accomplished writing coach, this thorough and easy-to-access resource will enable authors at all levels to write the authentic and believable stories that only inside-knowledge makes possible.
Entertaining in style, the book carefully explains the historical background and evolution of criminal law and uses actual case stories to illustrate key ideas. Fourteen chapters are divided three sections covering criminal law, criminal procedure and evidence, and the criminal justice system. Packed with genre-specific writing and creativity techniques, this indispensable “accomplice” will save writers hours and hours of time-consuming background research.
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Reviews
"The book is an excellent overview of the criminal justice system, and far more readable than a criminal justice textbook. I found the historical background, and the historic footnotes throughout the text to be very interesting and informative. . . . A writer looking to set a story in the criminal justice system should find plenty of ideas here."
—Daryl W. Clemens, Editor, Crime & Clues
"Excellent! Absorbing! The most comprehensive and easy-to-understand guide to criminal law I’ve seen. A must-have resource for writers of mysteries, thrillers, romantic suspense and non-fiction."
—Carmel Thomaston, author and owner of Painted Rock Writers & Readers Colony
"Andrea S. Campbell’s new book Making Crime Pay is the perfect reference for students, attorneys, anyone involved in law enforcement, even mystery writers. It would have made my research a lot easier if I’d had a copy when I wrote my first mystery. Campbell covers everything you need to know in a comprehensive guide that’s well-written, easy to access, and thorough. I highly recommend the book to anyone interested in criminal law."
—Penny Warner, author of Blind Side: A Connor Westphal Mystery
"Rather than spending years in a law library to give their stories the ring of truth, writers would be well served by reading this fascinating round-up of everything there is to know about law, its history, and its present-day practice. Full of tips for writers and unexpected details—who knew that hearsay applies to written statements?—this is a one-of-a-kind compendium, breezily written yet solid and trustworthy. Should be on every writer’s reference shelf."
—Susan K. Perry, social psychologist and author of the bestseller Writing in Flow
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