I went into journalism to learn the craft of writing and to get close to the world I wanted to write about - police and criminals, the criminal justice system. (Michael Connelly)

I went into journalism to learn the craft of writing and to get close to the world I wanted to write about - police and criminals, the criminal justice system.

Michael Connelly

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