The Evolution of the Legal Thriller

Mystery & Crime • Research & Forensics • Thriller & Suspense
2016
Featuring Jonathan Putnam, Marti Green, Sheldon Segal

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Moderated by Sheldon Isaacson, this session explores the origins and evolution of the legal thriller. Writers discuss influential authors, landmark stories, and how courtroom drama and legal suspense have developed into one of crime fiction’s most enduring and popular subgenres.

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