Lorimer and Brightman

The combination of police procedure and psychology is a hallmark of the crime fiction genre globally. In detective novels from the North America to Europe to Asia, more often that not, the strait-laced thinking of police investigation clashes with the subjective nature of psychological profiling. These strange bedfellows of crime investigation often create a sub-plot often as intriguing the very crimes itself, creating memorable character partnerships and creative methods to approaching and solving mysteries that continue to hook readers.