Thanks, Lee. I might take you up on that. It's in my final edit before I start querying.

Kellie

Thanks. I actually forgot about this site until I got a friend request the other day. I could have used your help when I was writing the crime scenes in my first book....I guess I still could. It's not published yet.

Kellie

thanks for the welcome, Michael.

You're more than welcome. Talk to ya later Michael
Lee

And thanks for the befriending, Lee!

Thanks for the welcome, Lee. It's great to be here -- and great to see other Chicagoans

Michael

Thanks, Lee! I'm definitely wandering around in here, making new friends!

Howdy Lee,
Course I've heard of Dolton, I'm a Harvey boy myself. Graduated Thornton Township in 75. Spent my teen years running around Harvey, Dolton, Riverdale etc.
Thanks for the welcome, been a sci fi fan most of my life but have become addicted to crime literature big time in the last couple of years. This looks like a great place for like minded people.

thanks Lee! i am sure i will find this place interesting.

Thanks Lee...

Just looking around at the moment, looks interesting here

Ann :)

Thanks, Lee :)

Hi Lee,

Thanks for the welcome. Glasgow is a great place, as I'm sure you know. Looking forward to being a member of Crimespace.

David

Hi Lee, I want to introduce you to my debut novel "A Circle of souls" which is a paranormal, murder, mystery thriller and a tale of justice and hope. Do visit www.acircleofsouls.com to read more about the book. Make sure you sign up to win an autographed copy of the book. Thanks for your time in advance.

Best regards

Preetham Grandhi

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Book Synopsis:

The sleepy town of Newbury, Connecticut, is shocked when a little girl is found brutally murdered. The town s top detective, perplexed by a complete lack of leads, calls in FBI agent Leia Bines, an expert in cases involving children.

Meanwhile, Dr. Peter Gram, a psychiatrist at Newbury s hospital, searches desperately for the cause of seven-year-old Naya Hastings devastating nightmares. Afraid that she might hurt herself in the midst of a torturous episode, Naya s parents have turned to the bright young doctor as their only hope.

The situations confronting Leia and Peter converge when Naya begins drawing chilling images of murder after being bombarded by the disturbing images in her dreams. Amazingly, her sketches are the only clues to the crime that has panicked Newbury residents. Against her better judgment, Leia explores the clues in Naya s crude drawings, only to set off an alarming chain of events.
In this stunning psychological thriller, innocence gives way to evil, and trust lies forgotten in a web of deceit, fear, and murder.

Hi Lee! I love the premise of your book!
I really enjoy Crimespace and have met a lot of great people here!

Thanks, Lee. I'll check out your website. Hope to talk with you soon! Thanks for the welcome!
Loretta

Hi Les! The site looks really great. I'm spending a little time getting around here today. Cheers!

It depends on how well the first one did. If it was a best seller, then sure, write another one. But if it didn't sell that well, try something new. If you have got seventeen years of cases, then there is a huge market for that. This gives you the opportunity to be the 'main character' and people you met along the way become your peripheral characters. If you are wondering if it will work, try writing one of the cases as a short story. Books like this are usually a dozen cases put together as a book, rather than one long investigation.

I think that people who work in the field of policing can often think that what they do is dry or boring but to the onlooker (which on so many occasions has been me) it is fascinating. I think the reader is interested in procedure and also, equally as importantly, the human element. Most of my books end up being about how ordinary people cope with extraordinary circumstances.

Have you ever thought about writing them as non-fiction? There is a big market out there for the real stuff.