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Judith Freeman
The Long Embrace: Raymond Chandler and the Woman He Loved
by Pantheon (Hardcover) (Release Date: 2007-11-06)

Raymond Chandler was one of the most original and enduring crime novelists of the twentieth century. Yet much of his pre-writing life, including his unconventional marriage, has remained shrouded in mystery. In this compelling, wholly original book, Judith Freeman sets out to solve the puzzle of who Chandler was and how he became the writer who would create in Philip Marlowe an icon of American culture. Freeman uncovers vestiges of the Los Angeles that was terrain and inspiration for Chandler’s imagination, including the nearly two dozen apartments and houses the Chandlers moved into and out of over the course of two decades. She also uncovers the life of Cissy Pascal, the older, twice-divorced woman Chandler married in 1924, who would play an essential role in how he came to understand not only his female characters–and Marlowe’s relation to them–but himself as well. A revelation of a marriage that was a wellspring of need, illusion, and creativity, The Long Embrace ...

P.D. James
Time to Be in Earnest: A Fragment of Autobiography
by Ballantine Books (Paperback) (Release Date: 2001-02-27)

Writing Mysteries
by Writers Digest Books (Paperback)

David Mamet
Three Uses of the Knife: On the Nature and Purpose of Drama
by Vintage (Paperback) (Release Date: 2000-06-13)

James N. Frey
How to Write a Damn Good Mystery: A Practical Step-by-Step Guide from Inspiration to Finished Manuscript
by St. Martin's Press (Hardcover)

Edgar award nominee James N. Frey, author of the internationally best-selling books on the craft of writing, How to Write a Damn Good Novel, How to Write a Damn Good Novel II: Advanced Techniques, and The Key: How to Write Damn Good Fiction Using the Power of Myth, has now written what is certain to become the standard "how to" book for mystery writing, How to Write a Damn Good Mystery.Frey urges writers to aim high-not to try to write a good-enough-to-get-published mystery, but a damn good mystery. A damn good mystery is first a dramatic novel, Frey insists-a dramatic novel with living, breathing characters-and he shows his readers how to create a living, breathing, believable character who will be clever and resourceful, willful and resolute, and will be what Frey calls "the author of the plot behind the plot."Frey then shows, in his well-known, entertaining, and accessible (and often humorous) style , how the characters-the entire ensemble, including the murderer, the ...

Hillary Waugh
Hillary Waugh's Guide to Mysteries & Mystery Writing
by Writers Digest Books (Hardcover)

D. P. Lyle
Forensics and Fiction: Clever, Intriguing, and Downright Odd Questions from Crime Writers
by St. Martin's Minotaur (Hardcover) (Release Date: 2007-08-21)

How long can someone survive in a cold, damp cave without food or water? How was diphtheria treated in 1886? Can Botox kill? Can DNA be found on a knife years later? How are mummified corpses identified? How long does it take blood to clot when spilled on a tile floor? What happens in death from electrocution? As a consultant to many novelists around the world and to the writers of such popular TV shows as Monk, Law & Order, House, and CSI: Miami, D. P. Lyle, M.D., has answered many cool, clever, and oddball questions over the years. Forensics and Fiction: Clever, Intriguing, and Downright Odd Questions from Crime Writers is a collection of the best of these questions. The answers are provided in a concise and entertaining fashion that will keep you wide awake so you can read “just one more.”

Elizabeth George
Write Away: One Novelist's Approach to Fiction and the Writing Life
by Hodder & Stoughton Ltd (Hardcover)

Elizabeth George is one of the most successful writers of crime fiction in the world. Her twelve novels have appeared on bestseller lists in the UK, USA and Australia, and several of them have been dramatised by BBC Television as the "Inspector Lynley Mysteries". She has also written a collection of short stories and edited a crime anthology. Now she shares this wealth of experience with would-be novelists, and with crime fiction fans. Drawing extensively on her own work, and that of other bestselling writers including Stephen King, Harper Lee, Dennis Lehane and many others, she illustrates her points about plotting, characterisation and technique with great clarity. She also includes extracts from her own Journals - the diaries she keeps as writes each of her novels - and these give us an unprecedented insight into the creative mind, with all its highs and lows.

Martin Roth
The Crime Writer's Reference Guide: 1001 Tips for Writing the Perfect Murder
by Michael Wiese Productions (Paperback) (Release Date: 2003-01-15)

A complete reference source for writers of TV, film, mysteries, thrillers, action/adventure, romantic suspense, and psychological mysteries. This complete guide features accurate information about every aspect of crime, from weapons to police departments to crime jargon to standard operating procedures for criminals. Covers numerous aspects of crime and outlines general rules of thumb for writing. Also details specific policies and procedures of various law enforcement agencies. KEY FEATURES: * The perfect companion book for all writers looking to add crackling accuracy and tension to their crime novels or scripts. * Updated information and Foreword by Sgt Rey Verdugo, Top Criminal Investigator and Technical Consultant for Film and TV. * An invaluable reference with practical material road-tested in crime writing workshops given by Roth and Verdugo.

Gillian Roberts
You Can Write a Mystery
by Writers Digest Books (Paperback)

Have you ever thought about writing a mystery, and gave up the idea because you weren't sure how to start it? Well now is your chance to go out and write that mystery you have always dreamed of. You Can Write A Mystery, written by Gillian Roberts, author of the Anthony Award-winning Amanda Pepper Series, will help you start your mystery and guide you through to the end. "The 'rules' that govern the mystery are the rules that govern all fiction. Every novel needs suspense and drama," says Roberts. With this book you'll learn how to build your story from the grave up. Roberts focuses on what she calls the "SEVEN C'S", why you need them and how they help your story. She offers examples and exercises that will help you complete your story filled with cliffhangers, intriguing characters and hooks. This book also offers practical suggestions for handling problems likely to arise during the writing process. Along the way, Robert's will teach you: - The 15 ...

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