How do fictional investigators differ across the Atlantic? In this session, authors compare detectives and investigators from the United States and the United Kingdom, exploring how culture, policing traditions, legal systems, and setting influence investigative methods, storytelling, and the unique appeal of each style of crime fiction.
Writing True Crime Across Multiple Formats: Nonfiction, Memoirs, Essays, and Documentaries
True crime takes many forms, and each brings its own challenges. Kelly Oliver, Bruce Allen Murphy, Bruce Meisterman, Phyllis Gobbell, and Shaun Assael discuss how to find powerful stories in real events, balance accuracy with narrative momentum, and approach subjects...
