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Also by Leslie Budewitz:

Lavender Lies Bleeding, July 2025
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To Err is Cumin, August 2024
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Between A Wok And A Dead Place, July 2023
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Peppermint Barked, July 2022
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The Solace of Bay Leaves, November 2020
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Chai Another Day, June 2019
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As the Christmas Cookie Crumbles, June 2018
Paperback / e-Book
Treble at the Jam Fest, June 2017
Paperback / e-Book
Killing Thyme, October 2016
Mass Market Paperback / e-Book
Guilty as Cinnamon, December 2015
Paperback / e-Book
Butter Off Dead, July 2015
Paperback / e-Book
Assault And Pepper, March 2015
Paperback / e-Book
Crime Rib, July 2014
Paperback / e-Book
Death Al Dente, August 2013
Paperback / e-Book
Books, Crooks And Counselors, October 2011
Paperback / e-Book

BOOKS, CROOKS AND COUNSELORS
By: Leslie Budewitz

How to Write Accurately About Criminal Law and Courtroom Procedure

Quill Driver Books
October 2011
On Sale: October 1, 2011
205 pages
ISBN: 1610350197
EAN: 9781610350198
Kindle: B00699QSHU
Paperback / e-Book
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Non-Fiction

Addressing the misunderstood and misrepresented aspects of the law in today’s writing, this reliable guidebook demonstrates how to use legal concepts, terminology, and procedure to create fiction that is true to life and crackling with real-world tension. Examples from actual cases are provided along with excerpts of authentic courtroom dialogue. Topics covered include criminal and civil law; differences between federal, state, and Native American jurisdiction; police and private investigation; wills and inheritances; and the written and unwritten codes that govern the public and private conduct of lawyers and judges. Providing a quick and simple legal reference, this handbook is the key to creating innovative plots, strong conflicts, authentic characters, and gritty realism.