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The Crime Writers Guide to Police Practice and Procedure is the detective in your pocket - something you can reach for when you feel your writing needs that short sharp shock of real-life investigating. Every crime writer has paused at some key point in the development of their book to wonder about what happens in real life. How far from that can they safely go for the sake of the plot and still be believable? How does a cop react to a bloated body, or even worse a part of one? This well-crafted book has been written with this in mind. It can be what you want it to be; a handy reference book - how can I use low count DNA to identify the killer? - or a textbook to guide you at the outset whilst you are still developing your plot, leaving you confident that you have covered all the angles.
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Michael O'Byrne started his police career in the sixties, aged 19, in the Royal Hong Kong Police, serving there through Mao's cultural revolution. He then moved to the Metropolitan Police, working in Notting Hill, the West End and New Scotland Yard before moving to Surrey then Thames Valley, ending his police career as chief constable in Bedfordshire.
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27 of 27 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
After searching fruitlessly for years I found this little gem.
There are any number of guides based on US law and procedures but precious few on English law and fewer still that are up to date.
Michael's book is an excellent reference guide for writers to ensure your "writer's license" doesn't stray too far from facts but, as a bonus, it is also an absorbing read in its own right.
Anecdotes and case histories are included as examples but it doesn't sink into the mire of just being an autobiography.
Michael sets out to write a guide we can all use and he succeeds in spades. A must for every crime writer's reference book shelf. Look no further.
There are any number of guides based on US law and procedures but precious few on English law and fewer still that are up to date.
Michael's book is an excellent reference guide for writers to ensure your "writer's license" doesn't stray too far from facts but, as a bonus, it is also an absorbing read in its own right.
Anecdotes and case histories are included as examples but it doesn't sink into the mire of just being an autobiography.
Michael sets out to write a guide we can all use and he succeeds in spades. A must for every crime writer's reference book shelf. Look no further.
13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
After trawling through many books on police procedures (which usually end up being based on the US system), I was looking forward to the release of this which I saw advertised on Amazon. I have not been disapointed as it is a pleasure to read; not just as a reference book but as an interesting non-fictional book. Obviously the author has credibility and it is written in a clear style, with the technical language being used without it suffocating the reader. I would recommend this book to anyone who has an interest in the british police force.
13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This book is a well written and well organised overview of how the UK police force operates.
You can tell it was penned by someone who knows what they're talking about. Highly recommended for people who want to know the parameters a modern police force has to stay within and still secure a safe conviction.
Absolutely indispensable in my opinion.
You can tell it was penned by someone who knows what they're talking about. Highly recommended for people who want to know the parameters a modern police force has to stay within and still secure a safe conviction.
Absolutely indispensable in my opinion.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
A useful guide to how police work with much breadth and little depth.
A useful guide to how police work with much breadth and little depth.
Useful because it helps a crime author keep their story credible. Read more
Useful because it helps a crime author keep their story credible. Read more
Published 12 months ago by Gumshoe
The Crime Writer's guide to Police Practice and Procedure
I found this book not only remarkably interesting, but very informative for a crime story I was writing at the time. Read more
Published 13 months ago by Keith Argyle
step by step
A terrific little book. All the information a writer needs to avoid falling into the traps that make the people who really know how it all works cringe, explained in a neat, spare... Read more
Published 20 months ago by D. Procter
Crime Writers Reference
Really useful little book. Tends to cover the more obvious things people write about - ie murder, but is extremely useful at answering basic questions that would otherwise be hard... Read more
Published 21 months ago by Misty365
Useful addition
Up-to-date non-US books for crime-writers are thin on the ground so I welcomed finding this. It's engagingly written, clear and the writer obviously has first-hand experience. Read more
Published 22 months ago by Clarky
A must for crime fictions writers and the curious
This is a must-buy if you want to write about English police procedure, or even if you just want to know how it all happens. Read more
Published 23 months ago by Satinalibrary
Excellent.
This is a really excellent book. Clearly written and structured and easy to understand. The experience of the writer shines through.
Published on 7 Oct 2009 by Happy Medium
Indispensible!
This is a fantastic little book for anyone who is writing crime scenes...not just detective novels but anything involving police in general. Read more
Published on 4 Oct 2009 by H. Hampson
Informative
I usually write comedy but am currently writing a psychological thriller screenplay and this book gives enough factual information on police procedure to make any script, or book,... Read more
Published on 9 Aug 2009 by Mr. E. A. Penney
Excellent reference guide for crime writers.
Having attended a course for crime writers run by Michael Obyrne, I keenly awaited the publication of his book and have not been disappointed. Read more
Published on 18 May 2009 by Y. Hughes
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