This week Tayla is joined by Dennis Hilliard, director of the Rhode Island State Crime Laboratory,  and author Claremary P. Sweeney to discuss how science helps us both solve crimes and improve mystery novels. They discuss Dennis’s work at the Crime Lab and at URI and how he became a character in Claremary’s books. They also discuss NCIS, Crime Shows, and the story behind Claremary’s background gag in a PBS special about South Kingstown. During The Last Chapter they discuss: Where is your favorite place to read?  

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Books

South County Mystery Series by Claremary P. Sweeney

Fellowship of the Ring by J. R. R. Tolkien

Homegrown: Timothy McVeigh and the Rise of Right-Wing Extremism by Jeffrey Toobin

Thursday Murder Club Series by Richard Osman

AV

#SistersInLaw (podcast)

All About Agatha (podcast)

Edgar Allan, détective (1981-1983)

Death and Other Details (2024)

Reacher (2022- )

NCIS (2003- )

Our Town: South Kingstown (PBS)

Other

Rhode Island State Crime Lab

Claremary P. Sweeney

Contemporary Theater Company

Courageous RI

Down Time Episode 183 - Courageous RI

“Mort had a great morning at Oak Lawn Branch…” (Facebook)