LYNN: Did you always want to be a cop? ED: I ended up in law enforcement when life plans changed and my father had a heart attack. Instead of going to college, I stayed at home and went to Morgan County Community College. While there, I worked two jobs, one as a gas station attendant and then as a school bus driver. Both jobs put me in direct contact with local law enforcement officers. I also had joined the Colorado National Guard and was in the 221st Military Police Company. I was in an EMT...

BIO: B. Adam Richardson, a retired police detective from California, is now a police consultant to TV and film productions. Adam has been helping authors and screenwriters with the criminal investigation elements in their stories for over a decade. Want help with your own stories? Visit: writersdetective.com/about INTERVIEW: LYNN: Beyond your bio, tell us a little bit about how you moved through your career. What sort of responsibilities did you have and how did they change over time. ADAM:...

We all love a good mystery—don’t we? After all, there’s a timeless appeal to following a detective as they sift through a seemingly endless trail of information in pursuit of a single, climactic, aha moment that will unmask a killer. And who better to do that than Sherlock Holmes, Sam Spade, Nancy Drew, Hercule Poirot, or Miss Marple? Or—if you prefer your sleuths on the screen—Harry Bosch, Columbo, Olivia Benson, Adrian Monk, or Jessica Fletcher. I believe fictional detectives hold a special...