Just the Facts: When Reporters Become the Detective

Presented by: Ellen Crosby | Hank Phillippi Ryan | LynDee Walker | R.G. Belsky | Susan Union

Categories: Crime Fiction | Mystery | Writing

Ellen Crosby, Hank Phillippi Ryan, LynDee Walker, R.G. Belsky, and Susan Union draw on their newsroom experience to talk about writing journalists as crime solvers. They discuss investigative instincts, ethical dilemmas, and how truth seeking and deadlines create natural tension in mystery fiction.

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