Review: Good Resource For Fiction Writers
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 10 23, 2013
This is an interesting read for fiction authors and anyone considering a career as a private investigator. The author clears up some of the misconceptions we have about what PIs do and what they don't - or can't legally - do. We're given a lot of resources, mostly in the form of various websites helpful for research and further information.I would have liked more 'memoir' here. The author briefly mentions how she became a PI. It's an intriguing story but lacks detail. She also shares anecdotes from her own cases but, again, these are short snippets without much detail. Often we're given links where we can go to read the full article on these stories, which had been previously published elsewhere. This made the book feel more like a teaser than a completed work.There's a section about PIs from old TV shows, which I only skimmed. The shows discussed are old and outdated, therefore a bit irrelevant in today's world.I think this is definitely a worthwhile read for authors writing a PI protagonist, though I wouldn't recommend it for the average mystery fan.