For authors, editors and publishers
Police advice for crime writers and publishers
BlueLight Media Advisory offers police consultancy for crime writers, editors and publishers working on books and audio. We help you build credible characters and plot decisions, from everyday neighbourhood encounters to complex investigations.
Discuss your manuscriptResearch and editorial support
UK police procedure for crime fiction
Research and story development
Test a premise, research the period or setting, and map credible lines of enquiry. Explore what officers could realistically discover and when.
Read the cliff investigation example →Manuscript review for police accuracy
Send selected chapters or a full draft. We give you practical notes on how the investigation unfolds, what officers could reasonably know at each stage and whether the police powers, interview scenes and dialogue hold up. We suggest changes that keep the story moving.
Character and world building
Build believable neighbourhood officers, detectives and command teams. Explore rank, responsibilities, relationships and how decisions affect victims, witnesses and suspects.
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Tell us what you’re writing
Share the format, draft stage and the policing questions you would like to work through.
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