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• Dialog Is Tricky—Originally Posted on Type M 4 Murder

  

  Dialogue can indeed be tricky. But, it can also do so much for your story. It can bring the reader more deeply into your fictional world, reveal character,... Read more

  Posted on 21 November 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE, HEALTH, MEDICINE

• Crime and Science Radio: Should We Abandon Use of Lie Detector Tests As Junk...

  

  BIO: Now retired, Dr. Tavel MD, FACC, is a physician specialist in internal medicine and cardiovascular diseases. In addition to managing patients for many... Read more

  Posted on 10 November 2016 HEALTH, MEDICINE

• Sonny Liston: Cause and Manner of Death

  

  Former Heavyweight Champion Sonny Liston is best remembered from his two losses-first to Cassius Clay, then Muhammad Ali. Ali changed his name between the two... Read more

  Posted on 03 November 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE, HEALTH, MEDICINE

• Dr. Frankenstein Lives. Sort Of.

  

  Dr. Sergio Canavero wants to be the modern-day Victor Frankenstein. Create a human from parts. Two parts anyway. A head and a body. Yes, he wants to do a head... Read more

  Posted on 26 October 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE, HEALTH, MEDICINE

• One Big Kid: World’s Tallest Teenager

  

  There are "giants" in this world. The NBA is living proof. But most non-NBA members have Pituitary Gigantism, which occurs when the pituitary gland secretes... Read more

  Posted on 19 October 2016 FAMILY

• Guest Blogger: Forensic Psychologist Stefanie Stolinsky, PhD: Problem Gambling

  

  Problem gambling is actually an obsessive-compulsive mental disorder. And although many people gamble without its becoming a problem, addicted gamblers find an... Read more

  Posted on 13 October 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE, HEALTH, MEDICINE

• Lewy Bodies and Robin Williams

  

  Older folks suffer from dementia. That's a fact of life. Just like the heart, lungs, and joints get old and rickety, so does the brain. Often this dementia is... Read more

  Posted on 06 October 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE, HEALTH, MEDICINE

• Crime and Science Radio: Meet Iris, the FBI’s Only Electronic-sniffing Dog: An...

  

  Criminals and terrorists often hide data on electronic devices and then hide these devices--and are often very clever about doing so. In such search... Read more

  Posted on 30 September 2016 SOCIETY

• When Researching Forensics, Remember To:

  

  So you do all that forensic science research for your story and find a bunch of cool stuff. Now what? How do you use it to make your story believable, and... Read more

  Posted on 28 September 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE, HEALTH, MEDICINE

• Guest Blogger: TK Thorne: Confessions Of A Pantser

  

  Or What's The Best Way To Write A Novel? by T.K. Thorne A controversy rages over the best way to write a novel-plotter vs. pantser. A plotter is a writer who... Read more

  Posted on 22 September 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE, HEALTH, MEDICINE

• New DEEP SIX Review From the Midwest Book Review

  

  Ex-professional baseball player Jake Longly adamantly refuses to work for his father, wanting no part of Ray's PI world. He prefers to hang out at his beachfron... Read more

  Posted on 13 September 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE, HEALTH, MEDICINE

• The Dread Line—A New Novel From Edgar Winner Bruce DeSilva

  

  In "The Dread Line," the fifth novel in Bruce DeSilva's Edgar Award-winning series of crime novels, Liam Mulligan is piecing a new life together after getting... Read more

  Posted on 05 September 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE, HEALTH, MEDICINE

• Katherine Ramsland: What If Jack the Ripper Lived with You?

  

  It seems that after many disturbing crimes, the family, friends, or neighbors, in shock at what happened, often say: "But he seemed so nice. So normal. We had n... Read more

  Posted on 01 September 2016 BOOKS

• Southern Authors Expo at the Huntsville/Madison County Public Library

  

  It you are in the Huntsville, AL area on Saturday, September 10th drop by the Southern Authors Expo at the Huntsville/Madison County Public Library. I'll be... Read more

  Posted on 29 August 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE, HEALTH, MEDICINE

• Guest Blogger: Anne Trager: Alchemy 101—Can You Make Your Own Gold?

  

  Anne Trager, translatorThe Lafayette Sword by Eric Giacometti and Jacques Ravenne Can you actually make your own gold? I uncovered the truth recently while... Read more

  Posted on 26 August 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE, HEALTH, MEDICINE

• Guest Blogger: Bruce DeSilva: How I Made the Transition From Journalist to...

  

  A lot of people think that daily journalism must be a great training ground for novelists. I tell them that, for the most part, it is not. As someone who... Read more

  Posted on 22 August 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Q&A: Will a Decaying Corpse Actually Produce Alcohol?

  

  Q: Is it possible or likely for blood alcohol levels to increase or decrease in a decomposing body, and if so during what stages of decomposition? A: Alcohol... Read more

  Posted on 19 August 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE, HEALTH, MEDICINE

• Crime and Science Radio: The BTK Killer and Other Serial Murderers: An...

  

  This Saturday at 10 a.m. Pacific Jan Burke and I welcome Dr. Katherine Ramsland to the show to discuss her years of research into one of America's most notoriou... Read more

  Posted on 11 August 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE, HEALTH, MEDICINE

• Father’s Unborn Twin Is the Genetic “Father” of His Son

  

  A couple of years ago a happy couple in Washington welcomed a new baby boy. All was good until a paternity test showed that the father was not the father. Uh-oh... Read more

  Posted on 08 August 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE, HEALTH, MEDICINE

• Crime and Science Radio Goes Live at MWA-LA

  

  Mark your calendars for this event. Jan and I are recording an episode of Crime and Science Radio live with our special guest Criminalist and Forensic Science... Read more

  Posted on 04 August 2016 BOOKS