How to write crime
Apart from writing from experience, if you happen to have committed crimes or worked as a detective, you can study how to write novels about crime. There's even a book on the topic with the odd title 'How To Write Crime' with contributions from a number of crime writers including Gary Disher (Paydirt,Deathdeal),Minette Walters (The Ice House, The Dark Room)and JR Carroll (Token Soldiers, Tropic of Fear). Or you can just leave it up to your imagination, like I do, [...]