Death, Drugs, and Toxins: A Primer for Writers

Poisons, drugs, and unexplained deaths are common in crime fiction, but they are often misunderstood. Medical experts Jennifer Seibert, writing as J. L. Evans, and Christina VandePol draw on clinical and coroner experience to explain how toxicology and death investigation really work. This session gives writers the accuracy they need to portray dangerous substances, suspicious deaths, and medical evidence with confidence.