Turning Real World Experience Into Crime Fiction

Mystery & Crime • Research & Forensics
2014
Featuring Carey Baldwin, Danielle Bartlett, Emily Krump, Kristi Belcamino, Nancy Allen

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Moderated by Emily Krump, this panel explores how real world careers shape crime fiction. Carey Baldwin, Danielle Bartlett, Kristi Belcamino, and Nancy Allen discuss how their backgrounds in law and justice influence plot, character, and authenticity in mysteries and thrillers.

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