‘I think there must be something contagious about writing crime fiction,’ writes subscriber Brian Price. ‘I became immersed in this world when I attended Crimefest, the Bristol festival of crime writing. Delighted by the friendliness of crime writers and their readers, I set up a website to help authors avoid scientific mistakes. When I got a contract to produce a book on the subject I was thrilled and the result, Crime writing: How to write the science, was well received.