Dealing with Taboos: Is Anything “Off Limits” in Crime Writing?

Taboo. Off limits. That’s a no-no. Don’t go there. Oh man, you can’t do that. Crime writers often hear this. Be it from editors, reviewers, or readers—especially readers—there are things we aren’t supposed to write about. Things that no one who’s looking for escapist fiction wants to read about. Things that are too sensitive, too…