A smart, practical, and often funny guide for those who aspire to write mysteries, Sleuth reveals the secrets behind the curtain from a bestselling and award-winning master of the genre.
Gail Bowen shows how to map out a plot, how to plant page-turning clues, how to develop fully-rounded characters, and how to create the scene of the crime. She also looks at the psyche, the power of story, and cultural appropriation, allowing writers to communicate the truth about the human condition.
Digging into the works of Agatha Christie, Ruth Rendell, Sara Paretsky, Ian Rankin, Louise Penny and a score of others, Bowen explores all the possibilities the mystery genre offers writers with a story to tell.
| ISBN: | 9780889775244 |
| Publication date: | 17th March 2018 |
| Author: | Gail Bowen |
| Publisher: | University of Regina Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 153 pages |
| Series: | Writers on Writing |
| Genres: |
Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers Literary reference works Crime and Mystery |
A smart, practical, and often funny guide for those who aspire to write mysteries, Sleuth reveals the secrets behind the curtain from a bestselling and award-winning master of the genre. Gail Bowen shows how to map out a plot, how to plant page-turning clues, how to develop fully-rounded characters, and how to create the scene of the crime.
Sleuth features in the following genres: Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers, Literary reference works, Crime and Mystery
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Sleuth was written by Gail Bowen and published by University of Regina Press
Sleuth has 153 pages
Yes it is part of Writers on Writing series