From frontier lawmen to modern-day guardians of justice, this panel explores how sheriffs have evolved in crime fiction. Authors discuss the shifting responsibilities, moral dilemmas, and community pressures that shape these characters across historical and contemporary stories. The conversation also looks ahead at how changing views of law enforcement may influence the future of sheriffs in crime and mystery narratives.
Murder in the Headlines: Writing the Crimes Everyone Is Talking About
When real crimes dominate the news cycle, how do writers tell those stories responsibly and powerfully? Jackie Barrett, Jane Turzillo, Rick Porrello, and Thomas H. Cook discuss the challenges of writing true crime drawn from headlines, with a focus on ethics, empathy,...
