Description
Have you ever wondered how accurate the crime scenes are in some of your favourite detective novels and TV dramas? Find out the truth by immersing yourself in the world of forensic science, and discover how experts identify the tiny details that most people wouldn’t spot.
This workshop brings together some of the UK’s leading forensic and crime writing experts. Professor Angela Gallop, author of How to Solve a Crime: Stories from the Cutting Edge of Forensics, is joined by bestselling author and police procedural advisor Graham Bartlett.
Together they will discuss how forensic knowledge can give authors and their stories an edge of authenticity, how details of forensic investigations add drama to the plot, and what it is that crime writers sometimes get wrong.
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About the Authors

Graham Bartlett
Graham Bartlett, former chief superintendent and divisional commander of Brighton and Hove police, is an accomplished author. Collaborating with bestselling author Peter James, his books Death Comes Knocking and Babes in the Wood soared to the Sunday Times Top Ten. Continuing the series, Bartlett released Bad for Good, Force of Hate, and City on Fire in March 2024, all featuring Chief Superintendent Jo Howe. Beyond writing, he serves as a police procedural and crime advisor, lending authenticity to numerous authors and TV writers seeking accuracy in their work.

Dr Angela Gallop
Angela Gallop has been a practising forensic scientist for over 45 years. Originally a senior scientist with the Home Office Forensic Science Service, in 1986 she established the independent consultancy, Forensic Access, primarily to advise lawyers representing people accused of crime involving forensic evidence for a better balance at court.
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