Forensics

Forensic Science Service

http://www.forensic.gov.uk

This site includes recent case files involving forensic science.

Forensic Medicine for Medical Students

http://www.forensicmed.co.uk

Equally useful for writers of crime, this site includes information (with photographs) on wounds, autopsies, firearms, aspyxia and forensic psychiatry.

Police and police procedure

UK Police Services

http://www.police.uk

A site which links to many regional and specialist forces

Shooting Coppers

shootingcoppers@aol.com

This is not a web site, but a useful aid for writers who wish to have specific questions answered. E-mail the address above with your question.

Books

The Crime Writer's Handbook by Douglas Wynn.

Publisher: Allison and Busby. ISBN: 0-74900-345-6

The Crime Writer's Source Book by Douglas Wynn.

Publisher: Allison and Busby. ISBN: 0-74900-0461-4

A Writer's Guide to Police Organisation and Crime Investigation and Detection by D.J.Cole

Publisher: Hale. ISBN: 0-7090-5922-1

The Blackstone Police Manuals

On Crime, Evidence and Procedure, General Police Duties and Traffic

Authors

Stephen Booth Nottingham based author of:

Black Dog
Dancing with the Virgins
Blood on the Tongue

http://www.stephen-booth.com

Danuta Reah Sheffield based author of:

Only Darkness
Silent Playgrounds
Night Angels
Bleak Water
The Forest of Souls - Writing as Carla Banks

http://www.danutareah.co.uk

Zoe Sharp author of:

Killer Instinct
Riot Act
Hard Knocks
First Drop
Road Kill
Second Shot

http://www.zoesharp.com

Stuart Pawson North Yorkshire based author of:

The Picasso Scam
The Mushroom Man
The Judas Sheep
Last Reminder
Deadly Friends
Some by Fire
Chill Factor

http://www.meanstreets.co.uk

John Baker author of:

White Skin Man
The Meanest Flood
Shooting in the Dark
The Chinese Girl
Walking with Ghosts
King of the Streets
Death Minus Zero
Poet in the Gutter

http://www.johnbakeronline.co.uk

Lindsay Townsend author of:

The English Daughter
A Secret Treasure
Chasing Rachel
Night of the Storm
Voices in the Dark

http://www.lindsal.demon.co.uk/townsend

Sheila Quigley author of:

Run For Home
Bad Moon Rising
Living On A Prayer
Every Breath You Take

http://www.theseahills.co.uk

Martin Edwards author of:

The Cipher Garden
The Coffin Trail
Take My Breath Away

http://www.martinedwardsbooks.com

Organisations

The Crime Writers' Association (UK)

http://www.thecwa.co.uk