Yes! I& #39;m a crime writer that found a dead body on a hike, walking cliché that I am. I wrote about it in a 5-part series for @nationalpost many moons ago. Hey, how about I post one a day? Here& #39;s Part 1: https://nationalpost.com/afterword/deryn-collier-where-the-story-starts">https://nationalpost.com/afterword... https://twitter.com/ctpdenver/status/1252806571739901955">https://twitter.com/ctpdenver...

I guess I should clarify -- it was more than finding a dead body. I actually arrived at the scene of a murder, minutes after it happened, with my 7yo in tow. WATCH OUT FOR BEARS - Revisiting my series that appeared in @nationalpost Part 2/5: https://nationalpost.com/afterword/deryn-collier-watch-out-for-bears">https://nationalpost.com/afterword...

Part 3/5 IN CASE OF EMERGENCY https://nationalpost.com/afterword/deryn-collier-in-case-of-emergency">https://nationalpost.com/afterword...

I felt all those things I make my characters feel when they find bodies. Part 4/5 THE DEAD GUY https://nationalpost.com/afterword/deryn-collier-the-dead-guy">https://nationalpost.com/afterword...

The detective handed me a card and told me to call him if I thought of anything else. (Of course he did.) A SERIES OF INSIGNIFICANT EVENTS - Part 5/5 about that time I found a dead body. https://nationalpost.com/afterword/deryn-collier-a-series-of-insignificant-events">https://nationalpost.com/afterword...

When you hear a gunshot, you run, right? Not necessarily. I& #39;m revisiting the time I happened on the scene of a murder. I wrote about it for the @nationalpost way back. Here& #39;s part 3/5 IN CASE OF EMERGENCY https://nationalpost.com/afterword/deryn-collier-in-case-of-emergency">https://nationalpost.com/afterword...