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How to write a mystery : a handbook from Mystery Writers of America / edited by Lee Child with Laurie R. King.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781982149437
- ISBN: 1982149434
- Physical Description: ix, 326 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Edition: First Scribner hardcover edition.
- Publisher: New York : Scribner, 2021.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Includes index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Introduction / by Lee Child -- The rules and genres. The rules and when to break them / Neil Nyren ; Carolyn Hart ; Keeping it thrilling / Meg Gardiner ; Beth Amos ; Insider, outsider: the amateur sleuth / Naomi Hirahara ; Lindsey Davis ; Finding Lou: the police procedural / Rachel Howzell Hall ; Linwood Barclay ; The mindset of darkness: writing noir / Alex Segura ; Hank Phillippi Ryan ; Crossing the genres / Charlaine Harris ; Kate White ; The historical mystery / Jacqueline Winspear ; Suzanne Chazin ; The medical thriller / Tess Gerritsen ; Gigi Pandian ; Researching the spy thriller / Gayle Lynds ; Stephanie Kane -- Other mysteries. Mysteries for children: an introduction / Susan Vaught ; S. M. Surrisi ; Unleash your inner child ; Chris Grabenstein ; Elizabeth Sims ; The young adult mystery / Kelley Armstrong ; Pat Gallant Weich ; Graphic novels / Dale W. Berry and Gary Phillips ; Dag Öhrlund ; The short mystery / Art Taylor ; Charles Salzberg ; Ten stupid questions about true crime / Daniel Stashower ; Carold Buggé -- The writing. On style / Lyndsay Faye ; Steve Hockensmith ; Always outline! / Jeffery Deaver ; Rob Hart ; Hallie Ephron ; Never outline! / Lee Child ; Shelly Frome ; The art of the rewrite / Laurie R. King ; Rae Franklin James ; Leslie Budewitz ; Plot and the bones of a mystery / Deborah Crombie ; Tim Maleeny ; Robert Lopresti ; Diversity in crime fiction / Frankie Y. Bailey ; Elaine Viets ; The protagonist / Allison Brennan ; Stephanie Kay Bendel ; The villain of the piece / T. Jefferson Parker ; Kris Neri ; Supporting characters / Craig Johnson ; Gay Toltl Kinman ; Writing the talk / Greg Herren ; Bradley Harper ; Stephen Ross ; Setting / William Kent Krueger ; Thomas B. Sawyer ; Humor in crime fiction / Catriona McPherson ; James W. Ziskin ; Writing in partnership / Caroline & Charles Todd ; Bradley Harper ; Tie-ins and continuing a character / Max Allan Collins ; Hal Bodner -- After the writing. Secrets of a book critic / Oline H. Cogdill ; Marilyn Stasio ; Self-publishing / Liliana Hart ; Nancy J. Cohen ; Authors online / Maddee James ; Mysti Berry ; Building your community / Louise Penny ; Bev Vincent ; Legal considerations / Daniel Steven. |
| Summary, etc.: | From some of the most successful mystery writers in the business, an invaluable guide to crafting mysteries, from character development and plot to procedurals and thrillers. |
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| Subject: | Detective and mystery stories > Authorship. Detective and mystery stories > Technique. |
| Genre: | Handbooks and manuals. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Brookfield Library.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Brookfield Library | 808.3872/MYSTERY (Text) | 34029146696439 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
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