Features
- Cover Type: Paperback with 400 pages
- Published by: Writers Digest Books
- Edition: 1st Edition August 8, 2007
- Written in: English
- ISBN 10 Number: 1582974551
- ISBN 13 Number: 978-1582974552
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Book Dimensions:
7.8 x 6 x 1.2 inches
- Weighs: 1 pounds
J.A. Jance, New York Times best-selling mystery author
Police Procedure & Investigation is an invaluable tool for writers of mystery fiction.
Jeffery Deaver, author of The Bone Collector and The Sleeping Doll
This book is a zinger! Police Procedure & Investigation is packed with all-you-need-to-know detail, yet it reads like a best-selling thriller. I know it's a "Guide for Writers," but I think anyone interested in the world of law enforcement should get a copy. Read it on the beach, read it on the train, read it on your way to a murder scene.
Reader Reviews
This book should be required reading for anyone writing crime fiction. It is packed full of just about everything a writer needs to make their fictional police characters ring true. Lofland's book dispels many of the myths of police work that are shown in abundance on popular TV shows. The book is well organized and interspersed with stories from Lofland's twenty year career as a law enforcement officer. His narrative of a shootout with a bank robber will touch even the most jaded heart. The tale of the Mountain Man will make you laugh out loud. Crime writers, if you only buy one book this year, this is the one to get.
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