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DP Lyle
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THE CRIME FICTION WRITER'S BLOG
(Older posts are archived on the previous version of this Blog HERE)
Criminal Mischief: Episode #48: Three Famous Toxicology Cases
LISTEN: https://soundcloud.com/authorsontheair/three-famous-poisoning-cases SHOW NOTES: Poisons and drugs have been used as murder...
D. P. Lyle
Oct 25, 20211 min read
Criminal Mischief: Episode #47: Amnesia and Trauma
LISTEN: https://soundcloud.com/authorsontheair/episode-47-amnesia-and-trauma SHOW NOTES: Amnesia has been a part of fiction for many...
D. P. Lyle
Aug 30, 20214 min read
Criminal Mischief: Episode #46: The Critical Opening Scene
LISTEN: https://soundcloud.com/authorsontheair/46-opening-scene SHOW NOTES: Your opening scene carries a heavy load. It must hook the...
D. P. Lyle
Aug 2, 20214 min read
Criminal Mischief: Episode #45: Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
LISTEN: https://soundcloud.com/authorsontheair/criminal-mischief-episode-45-carbon-monoxide-poisoning SHOW NOTES: From FORENSICS FOR...
D. P. Lyle
Jun 28, 20213 min read
Criminal Mischief: Episode #44: Setting As Character
LISTEN: https://soundcloud.com/authorsontheair/episode-44-setting-as-character SHOW NOTES: Can a story be set just anywhere? Some can,...
D. P. Lyle
Feb 23, 20216 min read
Criminal Mischief: Episode #43: Gunshot Wound Analysis
LISTEN: https://soundcloud.com/authorsontheair/43-gsw-analysis SHOW NOTES: In the criminal investigation or injuries or deaths from...
D. P. Lyle
Nov 19, 20203 min read
Criminal Mischief: Episode #42: Prior Bad Acts, An Author Reading
LISTEN: https://soundcloud.com/authorsontheair/episode-42-prior-bad-acts-an-author-reading Check Out PRIOR BAD ACTS and My Other Books:...
D. P. Lyle
Oct 19, 202013 min read
Criminal Mischief: Episode #41: Writing Great Thrillers
LISTEN: https://soundcloud.com/authorsontheair/41-writinggreatthrillers SHOW NOTES: My dear friend Gayle Lynds recently posted an...
D. P. Lyle
Sep 21, 20201 min read
Criminal Mischief: Episode #40: Nasty Deadly Poisons
LISTEN: http://www.dplylemd.com/criminal-mischief-notes/40-nasty-deadly-poisons.html SHOW NOTES: Crime writers love poisons. Even those...
D. P. Lyle
Aug 20, 20201 min read
Criminal Mischief: Episode #39: Do Series Characters Change?
LISTEN: https://soundcloud.com/authorsontheair/episode-39-do-series-characters-change SHOW NOTES: Do Series Characters Change? A better...
D. P. Lyle
Jul 20, 20204 min read
Criminal Mischief: Episode #38: PIs Make Great Characters
LISTEN:https://soundcloud.com/authorsontheair/episode-38-pis-make-great-characters SHOW NOTES: PIs Make Great Characters Cops are cool,...
D. P. Lyle
Jun 22, 20207 min read
Criminal Mischief: Episode #37: Who The Heck Is Jake Longly?
LISTEN:https://soundcloud.com/authorsontheair/episode-37-who-the-heck-is-jake-longly SHOW NOTES: Who the Heck is Jake Longly? Jake Longly...
D. P. Lyle
May 25, 20207 min read
Criminal Mischief: Episode #36: Identifying Skeletal Remains
LISTEN:https://soundcloud.com/authorsontheair/episode-36-identifying-skeletal-remains SHOW NOTES: 8 Body Parts Forensic Scientists Use To...
D. P. Lyle
May 6, 20201 min read
Criminal Mischief: Episode #35: Corpse ID
LISTEN: https://soundcloud.com/authorsontheair/episode-35-corpse-id SHOW NOTES: Most victims of foul play are easily identified because...
D. P. Lyle
Apr 6, 20201 min read
Criminal Mischief: Episode #34: Toxicology Part 3
LISTEN: https://soundcloud.com/authorsontheair/episode-34-toxicology-part-3 SHOW NOTES: Anything can be a poison---it comes down to dose....
D. P. Lyle
Mar 16, 20201 min read
Criminal Mischief: Episode #33: Toxicology Part 2
LISTEN: https://soundcloud.com/authorsontheair/episode-33-toxicology-part-2 SHOW NOTES: From HOWDUNNIT: FORENSICS TOXICOLOGICAL TESTING...
D. P. Lyle
Feb 11, 20204 min read
Criminal Mischief: Episode #32: Toxicology Part 1
LISTEN: https://soundcloud.com/authorsontheair/episode-32-toxicology-part-1 SHOW NOTES: From HOWDUNNIT: FORENSICS WHAT IS A POISON? The...
D. P. Lyle
Jan 14, 202015 min read
Criminal Mischief: Episode #31: Body Disposal Isn’t Easy
LISTEN: https://soundcloud.com/authorsontheair/episode-31-body-disposal-isnt-easy SHOW NOTES: From HOWDUNNIT:FORENSICS: GETTING RID OF...
D. P. Lyle
Nov 5, 20196 min read
Criminal Mischief: Episode #30: Evidence
LISTEN: https://soundcloud.com/authorsontheair/criminal-mischief-episode-30-evidence SHOW NOTES: From HOWDUNNIT: FORENSICS If Locard’s...
D. P. Lyle
Oct 22, 20197 min read
Criminal Mischief: Episode #29: SKIN IN THE GAME
LISTEN: https://soundcloud.com/authorsontheair/criminal-mischief-episode-29-skin-in-the-game SHOW NOTES: Today, Tuesday, October 8, 2019...
D. P. Lyle
Oct 7, 20199 min read
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