Writer's Detective Bureau

Det. Adam Richardson
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The Writer's Detective Bureau is a podcast hosted by retired Police Detective Adam Richardson. Adam answers questions about criminal investigation and police work posed by crime-fiction authors and screenwriters writing crime-related stories. To submit a question, visit https://www.writersdetective.com/ask

  1. Jul 28

    Relaunching the podcast on its 8th birthday

    Today is the Bureau's 8th birthday...so what better way to celebrate than to fire things up again. This podcast episode is available as a video podcast on YouTube.

  2. 01/07/2025

    AI Bots and Ghost Guns

    Adam talks about AI bots, the future of the Writer's Detective Bureau, and ghost guns.

  3. 10/18/2024

    Bunco Crimes, Investigator Associations, Retired Cops, and POVs

    Adam talks about bunco crime investigations, the value of belonging to investigator associations, the trope of retired cops being forced back to work for one last case, and a different kind of POV. Submit a question: writersdetective.com/ask

    Bunco Crimes, Investigator Associations, Retired Cops, and POVs

  4. 09/21/2024

    Cybercrime, Trap and Trace, and Concealed Carry

    Adam talks about cybercrime investigations, how wiretap investigations involve "trap and trace" and "pen registers" tools, and how undercover detectives conceal their firearms.  Submit your own question to the podcast: writersdetective.com/ask

  5. 09/09/2024

    Core Character Question, Celebrities, and An Unnoticed Serial Killer

    The Writer's Detective Bureau podcast is BACK and now ad-free!  Adam has retired from law enforcement and is back answering writers' questions.  Adam shares a core character question that he contemplated at the end of his career that could inform how you plot a character arc. Adam then answers questions about celebrity-related investigations and an unnoticed serial killer. Submit a question for next week's episode: writersdetective.com/ask

    Core Character Question, Celebrities, and An Unnoticed Serial Killer

  6. 10/01/2023

    Alcoholic Beverage Control, Military Murder Investigations, and Tribal Police

    Adam answers questions about: California's Alcoholic Beverage Control agency, who investigates murders involving the military, and the surprising limitation on Tribal Police law enforcement powers.

    Alcoholic Beverage Control, Military Murder Investigations, and Tribal Police

  7. 08/02/2023

    International Crime Rings, FBI Legal Attaches, INTERPOL, Proactive Investigations, and Transnational RICO Cases

    In this episode, Adam answers questions about investigating international crime rings, FBI Legal Attaches, INTERPOL, the difference between reactive and proactive investigations, and where prosecutions might happen for transnational RICO cases.

  8. 07/27/2023

    DA Investigators, Warrantless Arrests in the Home, and Cover Ups

    Adam talks about a DA Investigator moving over to a police department as a detective, the legalities of making a warrantless arrest inside a suspect's home, and how to conduct a cover-up.

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The Writer's Detective Bureau is a podcast hosted by retired Police Detective Adam Richardson. Adam answers questions about criminal investigation and police work posed by crime-fiction authors and screenwriters writing crime-related stories. To submit a question, visit https://www.writersdetective.com/ask

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  • Creator
    Det. Adam Richardson
  • Years Active
    2018 - 2026
  • Episodes
    143
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    ©️ 2026 WRITER'S DETECTIVE®️
  • Show Website
    Writer's Detective Bureau

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