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Speaking of Murder: Interviews With the Masters of Mystery and Suspense, Vol. 1
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Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.087209
EAN: 9780425161456
ISBN: 0425161455
Label: Berkley Trade
Manufacturer: Berkley Trade
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 245
Publication Date: July 01, 1998
Publisher: Berkley Trade
Studio: Berkley Trade
Sales Rank: 944601

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Editorial Review:

Product Description:
Speaking of Murder offers a unique look into the minds of these masters of the genre as they candidly disclose their ideas, their characters, their early days as writers, and much more. This collection features more than twenty skillfully conducted interviews--nearly all of which appear for the first time in this volume--by other mystery writers and critics, and promises an unusual and fascinating view of both the people and their craft. Speaking of Murder includes interviews with: * Stephen King * Patricia Cornwell * Mary Higgins Clark * Sue Grafton * Mickey Spillane * Anne Perry * Tony Hillerman * Ruth Rendell * Sharyn McCrumb * Joan Hess * Ed McBain * Simon Brett * Elizabeth George * Peter Lovesey * Marcia Muller * Carolyn Hart * Ian Rankin * Elizabeth Peters * Dominick Abel * Bill Pronzini * Minette Walters * John Harvey

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Average Rating: out of 5 stars

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- Something for fans of mystery writers
This is a collection of interviews conducted in 1997 and 1998 with 21 writers. It is mainly intended for fans of the writers to give them some insight into the writers' thoughts about their writing. I bought it in order to get a little background on Sue Grafton, as questions keep coming up on her Forum on the Web. It also includes interviews with other popular authors including Marcia Muller, Anne Perry, Patricia Cornwell, Elizabeth Peters, Tony Hillerman, Ian Rankin, Elizabeth George, Mickey Spillane, Ed McMain, and others. The subtitle is Interviews with Masters of Mystery and Suspense. There is a volume 2 published later.

Rating:

- Even nonfiction readers will love these series of interviews
Twenty-one of the most famous mystery writers of the last decades have been interviewed by critics or their peers and assembled into this unique and outstanding collection. Most of the interviews appear in print for the first time. The star caliber of the exchanges is dazzling and includes such luminaries as Ed McBain, Elizabeth George, Mickey Spillane, Mary Higgins Clark, Marcia Miller, and Tony Hillerman, as well as fifteen other superstars.

All the interviews are revealing as little known, but fascinating facts about the interviewees surface. The one recurring theme that all the authors agree on is that writing is a demanding and difficult advocation. Readers, who enjoy stepping behind the scenes, will take great pleasure from this collection.

Harriet Klausner

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