Murder and mayhem: a doctor answers medical and forsenic questions for mystery writers

"An essential reference work for the fiction writer: informative and fun. I can't imagine my bookshelf without it." -Taylor Smith, author of Deadly Grace and The Innocents Club "Dr. Lyle has an unerring ability to diagnose what it is writers need to know. His fascinating replies are precise and clearly stated, so that while he'll provide the medical terms you want, he'll also give the definitions you need." -Jan Burke, author of Bones, Flight, Hocus, and Liar "An invaluable source for writers who want to get it right and for readers fascinated with the mysteries of the human body. Dr. Lyle's explanations are accurate, clear, entertaining, and thorough, and you'll wonder how you managed without him." -Rochelle Krich, national bestselling author of the Jessie Drake series "This book is at once wise, informative, funny, factually reliable, and accessible." -Barbara Seranella, author of the Munch Mancini crime novels "In my samurai novels I usually have people dispatched by lopping their heads off with a sword. For more difficult medical-related problems, Dr. Lyle's responses are always outstanding. They're lucid, succinct, and provide the information a writer needs. What a tremendous resource Dr. Lyle is!" -Dale Furutani, award-winning author of the Samurai Mystery Trilogy "Dr. Lyle has an amazing ability to explain complex forensics in simple laypersons' terms. He thinks like a writer and gives you exactly the information that a writer will need." -Matt Witten, executive story editor for "Law & Order" and author of the Jacob Burns mystery novels "It's three o'clock in the morning, you're hard at work on your mystery screenplay, and all that's missing is the essential medical clue to solve the murder . . . who ya gonna call? Dr. Lyle is the go-to-guy for writers looking for the perfect piece of medical knowledge, filling the blanks that imagination alone simply can't." -Lee Goldberg, executive producer for Diagnosis Murder and Martial Law , and author of W riting For Library : General Formats : EPUB ISBN : 9780312309459 "An essential reference work for the fiction writer: informative and fun. I can't imagine my bookshelf without it." -Taylor Smith, author of Deadly Grace and The Innocents Club "Dr. Lyle has an unerring ability to diagnose what it is writers need to know. His fascinating replies are precise and clearly stated, so that while he'll provide the medical terms you want, he'll also give the definitions you need." -Jan Burke, author of Bones, Flight, Hocus, and Liar "An invaluable source for writers who want to get it right and for readers fascinated with the mysteries of the human body. Dr. Lyle's explanations are accurate, clear, entertaining, and thorough, and you'll wonder how you managed without him." -Rochelle Krich, national bestselling author of the Jessie Drake series "This book is at once wise, informative, funny, factually reliable, and accessible." -Barbara Seranella, author of the Munch Mancini crime novels "In my samurai novels I usually have people dispatched by lopping their heads off with a sword. For more difficult medical-related problems, Dr. Lyle's responses are always outstanding. They're lucid, succinct, and provide the information a writer needs. What a tremendous resource Dr. Lyle is!" -Dale Furutani, award-winning author of the Samurai Mystery Trilogy "Dr. Lyle has an amazing ability to explain complex forensics in simple laypersons' terms. He thinks like a writer and gives you exactly the information that a writer will need." -Matt Witten, executive story editor for "Law & Order" and author of the Jacob Burns mystery novels "It's three o'clock in the morning, you're hard at work on your mystery screenplay, and all that's missing is the essential medical clue to solve the murder . . . who ya gonna call? Dr. Lyle is the go-to-guy for writers looking for the perfect piece of medical knowledge, filling the blanks that imagination alone simply can't." -Lee Goldberg, executive producer for Diagnosis Murder and Martial Law , and author of W riting For Writing,Reference,Non-Fiction In Murder and Mayhem: A Doctor Answers Medical and Forensic Questions for Mystery Writers , Dr. D. P. Lyle culls the best of his popular "The Doctor Is In" question-and-answer column for the Mystery Writers of America, in which he answers medical and forensic questions from writers all over the country. A frequent advisor to published mystery writers, as well as writers for TV shows such as Law and Order , Dr. Lyle tackles subjects such as traumatic injuries, doctors and hospitals, weapons of death, poisons and drugs, police and the crime scene, the coroner and the crime lab, and more. In extremely organized and accessible detail, he answers questions spanning a wide range: Do pupils shrink or enlarge with death? Can X rays be copied? Can ingested cocaine kill? How soon do strangulation bruises appear? Lively and accessible, this solid reference book is bound for every mystery writer's shelf. In "Murder & Mayhem", Dr Doug Lyle answers medical and forensic questions from mystery writers originally sent in to his "The Doctor Is In" column for the Mystery Writers of America. Subjects include weapons of death, police and the crime scene, and the coroner and the crime lab. Collects the author's most noted "The Doctor Is In" columns, in which he answers medical and forensic questions categorized under such subjects as "Weapons of Death, " and "Police and the Crime Scene." Q: At the climax of my book there will be a death scene, and I want to make sure I portray it accurately.