I'm trying to make a murder mystery I wrote more realistic. It centers on a homicide detective. Most of it is about the investigation, but there is also a side story going on in her personal life. I have read lots of crime nonfiction, but I've never come across anything indicating what kind of time off a detective would have.
Obviously it's not a 9 to 5 job. When you have a hot lead, you follow it up then instead of punching the time clock, heading home, and picking things up the next day. But how much of a life outside of work should my fictional detective have? It's a high profile murder. Would I be farfetched if I had her work all week on the case and part of Saturday, but taking Saturday afternoon and all of Sunday off? I know that homicide detectives usually have a caseload of more than one case, so there must be some kind of a schedule that allows them to have down time.
Any insight would be appreciated!
2007-01-30
14:34:14
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Kris
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