Backgrounds Quote by Sara Paretsky

I've been a financial journalist for 30 years.

— Peter Brimelow

I went into journalism to learn the craft of writing and to get close to the world I wanted to write about -- police…

— Michael Connelly

I'm a reasonably accomplished journalist. I've worked as an investigative journalist, I've done crime beat stuff.

— Brianna Wu

I've been in this business now for almost ten years. I've done a lot of stories. I have a pretty good track record.

— Michael Hastings

I spent 20 years of my career primarily being a writer for hire.

— Frank Darabont

I'm proud to be a crime novelist. What I've chosen is the best way to convey the questions I'm trying to raise.

— George Pelecanos

Some people see writing as a white-collar career, but I've always approached it as a blue-collar writer.

— Joe R. Lansdale

I was in the courtroom prosecuting violent felonies for well over a decade.

— Nancy Grace

I'm always accused of being a crime novelist, but I'm not really.

— Lisa Lutz

I have spent years representing victims of racial profiling and police brutality and investigating patterns of drug law enforcement in poor communities of color…

— Michelle Alexander

I actually simultaneously applied to law school and a job at the Wall Street Journal.

— Lina Khan

I spent time in, like, criminal courts, and covering murder trials for papers.

— Kurt Loder