Fictional Investigators in the U.S. and U.K.

Mystery & Crime • Writing Craft
2018
Featuring Caz Frear, Craig Robinson, Ed James, James Hayman, Patricia Smiley

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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.

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