Books, Crooks, and Counselors: How to Write Accurately about Criminal Law and Courtroom Procedure

Addressing the misunderstood and misrepresented aspects of the law in today's writing, this reliable guidebook demonstrates how...
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Author: Leslie Budewitz
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Language: English
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Books, Crooks, and Counselors: How to Write Accurately about Criminal Law and Courtroom Procedure by Budewitz, Leslie

Books, Crooks, and Counselors: How to Write Accurately about Criminal Law and Courtroom Procedure

BD$22.48

Books, Crooks, and Counselors: How to Write Accurately about Criminal Law and Courtroom Procedure

BD$22.48
Author: Leslie Budewitz
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Addressing the misunderstood and misrepresented aspects of the law in today's writing, this reliable guidebook demonstrates how to use legal concepts, terminology, and procedure to create fiction that is true to life and crackling with real-world tension. Examples from actual cases are provided along with excerpts of authentic courtroom dialogue. Topics covered include criminal and civil law; differences between federal, state, and Native American jurisdiction; police and private investigation; wills and inheritances; and the written and unwritten codes that govern the public and private conduct of lawyers and judges. Providing a quick and simple legal reference, this handbook is the key to creating innovative plots, strong conflicts, authentic characters, and gritty realism.

Author: Leslie Budewitz
Publisher: Quill Driver Books
Published: 10/01/2011
Pages: 205
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.61lbs
Size: 8.18h x 6.00w x 0.60d
ISBN: 9781610350198


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Review Citation(s):
Booklist 10/01/2011 pg. 16
Library Journal 12/01/2011 pg. 130

About the Author
Leslie Budewitz is a practicing lawyer with more than 25 years of civil and criminal experience. Her short fiction has been featured in ""Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine,"" ""Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine,"" ""Fish Tales: The Guppy Anthology,"" ""Thug Lit,"" and the ""Whitefish Review,"" and her nonfiction has appeared in the anthologies ""Comfort for Cat Lovers"" and ""Cup of Comfort for Dog Lovers, Vol. II."" She lives in Bigfork, Montana.

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