I'm not sure if this fits in this group but I couldn't figure out where to ask it.
I'm having trouble finding a good book or five to read that will help me with my main character. My main character is a police officer, so I want it to be as authentic as possible. I have some personal history to draw from (my husband was an officer for 4 years - 15 years ago though) but I really would like to read some fiction that has a police character main lead.I try to read as much as possible in the same genre as what I'm writing to get the sense of how much plot there should be. How many horrible things can happen and still be believable, what a typical cop/detective's daily life might be like.
I just can't handle gory books with explicit details of murders, or books where the main plot line involves rape/incest/or harm to children. (I'm a mom, I simply can't do it!)
Any suggestions for me?
Thanks!
I'm having trouble finding a good book or five to read that will help me with my main character. My main character is a police officer, so I want it to be as authentic as possible. I have some personal history to draw from (my husband was an officer for 4 years - 15 years ago though) but I really would like to read some fiction that has a police character main lead.I try to read as much as possible in the same genre as what I'm writing to get the sense of how much plot there should be. How many horrible things can happen and still be believable, what a typical cop/detective's daily life might be like.
I just can't handle gory books with explicit details of murders, or books where the main plot line involves rape/incest/or harm to children. (I'm a mom, I simply can't do it!)
Any suggestions for me?
Thanks!
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