Writing Murder: A Basic Guide to Writing Mystery Novels - Paperback

by S. M. Harding (Editor), William Kent Krueger (Author), Libby Fischer Hellmann (Author)

Fifteen successful Midwestern authors have contributed essays on the basics of writing mystery novels to this book. Writing Murder shares their insights on fiction elements: setting, characters, point of view, dialogue, plot, and research. In addition, they offer insight on the genre, how to build suspense, point of view, the circle of openings/endings, and marketing your manuscript.