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• Q and A: Could Death From Bleeding Be Delayed For Several Days After a Frontier...

  

  Q: My story takes place in a wagon train in the late 1800’s. My character is dragged by a horse while crossing a river. He hits rocks and is bounced off the bac... Read more

  Posted on 28 October 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE, HEALTH, MEDICINE

• Greed Can Be Dangerous: A 2800-year-old Case Solved?

  

  How did a valuable gold bowl and three skeletons end up at the bottom of a refuse shaft in the ancient Iranian citadel of Hasanlu? It just might have been a... Read more

  Posted on 23 October 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE, HEALTH, MEDICINE

• Fingerprinting Bullets: A New Forensic Science Technique

  

  http://www.telegraph.co.ukBullets recovered from crime scenes or bodies can tell investigators a great deal: the caliber of the weapon can be determined by... Read more

  Posted on 20 October 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE, HEALTH, MEDICINE

• Murder By Meme: Slender Man and the Wakefield Anti-Vaccine Hoax

  

  We all know that viral illnesses can kill. Ebola would be an example. So would small pox and the 1918 Flu.But can an internet viral hoax kill? Read more

  Posted on 16 October 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE, HEALTH, MEDICINE

• ORIGINAL SIN Review

  

  A good review of ORIGINAL SIN by Jon Land in the Providence Journal:Dr. Doug Lyle puts his medical and forensics training to excellent use in the... Read more

  Posted on 16 October 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE, HEALTH, MEDICINE

• Book Review: Full Measure by T. Jefferson Parker

  

  FULL MEASURE is now available and is excellent.T. Jefferson Parker has won three Edgar Awards for a reason—he’s a great writer. Read more

  Posted on 10 October 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE, HEALTH, MEDICINE

• Crime and Science Radio: Inside The Creative Mind: An Interview With...

  

  Join Jan Burke and DP Lyle on Saturday 10-18-14 at 10 a.m. Pacific as they discuss psychology and storytelling in both novels and on the screen with veteran... Read more

  Posted on 10 October 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE, HEALTH, MEDICINE

• Guest Blogger: Lisa Black: Scambaiting

  

  The email showed up in my Inbox one morning with the subject line: I have a genuine proposal of great benefit to you. Yeah, that sounds totally genuine.And... Read more

  Posted on 07 October 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE, HEALTH, MEDICINE

• Crime and Science Radio: Going Undercover with NYPD Detective and Fiction...

  

  Jan Burke and DP Lyle spend a lively hour with NYPD detective Marco Conelli and dig into his undercover work as well as his fiction writing. Read more

  Posted on 03 October 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE, HEALTH, MEDICINE

• Samantha Cody Trilogy: Paperbacks Plus Free E Versions Available

  

  My Samantha Cody books are available on a limited basis at 25% off—plus you can get free e versions if you purchase the paperbacks from Untreed Reads. ORIGINAL... Read more

  Posted on 01 October 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE, HEALTH, MEDICINE

• Book Review: Strong Darkness by Jon Land

  

  STRONG DARKNESS IS AVAILABLE TODAY Caitlin Strong is back. Boy is she ever. STRONG DARKNESS starts with a bang and never let’s up. Read more

  Posted on 30 September 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE, HEALTH, MEDICINE

• Military Book Fair Coming to San Diego Saturday November 8th

  

  Don’t miss the Military Book Fair onboard the aircraft carrier the USS Midway. How cool is that?It’s on Saturday, November 8, 2014, in San Diego. Read more

  Posted on 26 September 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE, HEALTH, MEDICINE

• Frankenstein and Creativity

  

  An interesting article recently appeared in The Atlantic on the origins of creativity and whether it is innate or can be learned: “Can Creativity Be Learned?” b... Read more

  Posted on 22 September 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE, HEALTH, MEDICINE

• Crime and Science Radio: From Firefights To Fiction: An Interview With Military...

  

  Join Jan Burke and DP Lyle in a discussion of combat surgery and fiction writing with Vascular and Trauma surgeon Dr. Jeffrey Wilson. Read more

  Posted on 19 September 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE, HEALTH, MEDICINE

• I Can Read Your Mind, Sort Of

  

  From the Abstract “Conscious Brain-to-Brain Communication in Humans Using Non-Invasive Technologies” by Grau, Ginhoux, et al:More fully developed, related... Read more

  Posted on 18 September 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE, HEALTH, MEDICINE

• Two Excellent Books From Dianne Emley and Janice Gable Bashman Out Today

  

  The Night Visitor by Dianne EmleyMurder in La La Land. In The Night Visitor, Dianne Emley takes us into the flashy and trashy world of A-List Hollywood. The... Read more

  Posted on 16 September 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE, HEALTH, MEDICINE

• Book Review: Silent Witnesses by Nigel McCrery

  

  Chicago Review PressSeptember 1, 2014ISBN-10: 1613730020ISBN-13: 978-1613730027288 pages. . . an easily accessible and well-written primer on the history of... Read more

  Posted on 15 September 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE, HEALTH, MEDICINE

• ThrillerFest, CraftFest, and Master CraftFest Registration Now Open

  

  REGISTER TODAY FOR THRILLERFEST X TodayClick Here to Register We’re excited to announce that registration for ThrillerFest X is now open. Read more

  Posted on 11 September 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE, HEALTH, MEDICINE

• Jack The Ripper Identified?

  

  A new book titled Naming Jack The Ripper by Russell Edwards presents information that the author feels solves the famous Jack The Ripper case. Read more

  Posted on 08 September 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE, HEALTH, MEDICINE

• Snake Handling and Jesus: What Could Possibly Go Wrong?

  

  Mark 16:17-18 (King James Version):17: And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new... Read more

  Posted on 05 September 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE, HEALTH, MEDICINE