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31.A Lot to Remember: A Supernatural Journey Through Thr French Province of Lot (Joan Grant Autobiography) by: Joan Marshall Grant February 01, 1999
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If you are looking for a travel summary of the sights and sounds of the countryside, what the menus were at the local tavern, how much the wine and meals cost, and what the state of the bedrooms at the inns were like, this is the book for you. However, if (like I was) you are expecting to read about supernatural encounters, you may just as well save your money. I have never read anything by Joan Grant before this, so I cannot guess as to how interesting her other works may be.. I only know I was sorely disappointed in this one. There were only two "supernatural" encounters, each not being more than a page or so, in the whole book. A "Supernatural Journey" ...... I think not!

32.Writing Bestselling True Crime and Suspense: Break into the Exciting and Profitable Field of Book, Screenplay, and Television (Writing Guides) by: Tom Byrnes October 22, 1997
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True Crime sells, and you may as well be the one to write it. Writing Bestselling True Crime and Suspense is the best tool on the market today for future crime writers. Tom Byrnes--the author--shows you how to get a story, decide if it's right for you and for the Reader, then leads you to finding more information and ultimately to writing the story. But wait! There's more (no, not Gingsu Knives)... he goes even further and tells you how to sell it. If that weren't enough, the back of the book has passages from other well known True Crime writers/producers. You get the picture, now buy the book!

33.Selected Letters of Raymond Chandler from: Columbia University Press October 26, 1981
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Raymond Chandler died 43 years ago, yet the seven novels he wrote have ALL been in print since their original publication. Why? Because Chandler was a first-rate prose stylist who took the hard-boiled detective novel places it had never been before...and has seldom been since. THE SELECTED LETTERS OF RAYMOND CHANDLER is for anyone who loves THE BIG SLEEP, FAREWELL MY LOVELY and all the rest. It gives us a chance to get inside Chandler's head, to listen to him expound on Hollywood, the art of writing, the publishing business, the agony of seeing a wife die a slow death. Like Sam Clemens, Chandler wrote a good many letters. And like that other great American original, not all the letters are memorable, but a LOT of them have a snap and bite that still resonate a half ... Read More

34.How to Write Kids' Mysteries: A Guide for Teen And Adult Writers by: Jeanne Lazo September 01, 2005
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Raymond Chandler died 43 years ago, yet the seven novels he wrote have ALL been in print since their original publication. Why? Because Chandler was a first-rate prose stylist who took the hard-boiled detective novel places it had never been before...and has seldom been since. THE SELECTED LETTERS OF RAYMOND CHANDLER is for anyone who loves THE BIG SLEEP, FAREWELL MY LOVELY and all the rest. It gives us a chance to get inside Chandler's head, to listen to him expound on Hollywood, the art of writing, the publishing business, the agony of seeing a wife die a slow death. Like Sam Clemens, Chandler wrote a good many letters. And like that other great American original, not all the letters are memorable, but a LOT of them have a snap and bite that still resonate a half ... Read More

35.Investigating Mysteries: Literature & Writing Workshop (The Case Of The Missing Ring,Meg Mackintosh and The Case Of The Missing Babe Ruth Baseball,The Binnacle Boy) by: Donald J. Sobel, Lucinda Landon, Paul Fleischman 1992
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Raymond Chandler died 43 years ago, yet the seven novels he wrote have ALL been in print since their original publication. Why? Because Chandler was a first-rate prose stylist who took the hard-boiled detective novel places it had never been before...and has seldom been since. THE SELECTED LETTERS OF RAYMOND CHANDLER is for anyone who loves THE BIG SLEEP, FAREWELL MY LOVELY and all the rest. It gives us a chance to get inside Chandler's head, to listen to him expound on Hollywood, the art of writing, the publishing business, the agony of seeing a wife die a slow death. Like Sam Clemens, Chandler wrote a good many letters. And like that other great American original, not all the letters are memorable, but a LOT of them have a snap and bite that still resonate a half ... Read More

36.Agatha Christie and the Eleven Missing Days by: Jared Cade 1999-04
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This well-research, accessible analysis of the legendary "disappearance" of the notoriously shy author is a must-read for every Christie fan, as well as a treasure-trove of informed speculation and fact for students of the pathology of unhappy marriages.

37.John Dickson Carr: The Man Who Explained Miracles by: Douglas G. Greene 1995-03
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John Dickson Carr excelled at creating "impossible" crimes and then explaining how they occurred. To enjoy Carr's mysteries, you must like puzzles that have intricate solutions, and not mind that a few aspects may be difficult to follow. While Carr's solutions are clever, these mysteries were written in the 1930s to 1950s, so there may be an occasional clue that doesn't hold up in today's CSI era. Though some will disagree, Carr's most entertaining mysteries are those that feature Sir Henry Merrivale (written under the name Carter Dickson). JOHN DICKSON CARR: THE MAN WHO EXPLAINED MIRACLES is the definitive biography of Carr. Fans of Sir Henry Merrivale and Dr. Gideon Fell will enjoy the excellent analyses of Carr's works, including weaknesses as well as strengths. And these analyses ... Read More

38.Malicious Intent : A Writer's Guide to How Murderers, Robbers, Rapists and Other Criminals Think (The Howdunit) by: Sean P. MacTire 1995-03
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Modus Operandi: A Writer's Guide to How Criminals Work (Howdunit) was written by 2 detectives & therefore suffered from a lack of research, psychology of criminals, etc. This work is just the opposite. It's author is a writer--he could have used some help from the 2 detectives--and they could have used his help too. Together they might have published a decent book. But...This book most certainly suffers from a distinct lack of balance. It reminds me of a come-on ad on TV for a new movie--hyped, exaggerated, lurid, etc. Its language is inflammatory, incendiary, propagandist, even gruesome, and it's full of hyperbole, unsubstantiated opinions (given as if they were facts), etc. It includes many silly bullet lists and a great deal of historical misinformation. For example, he lists Gilles ... Read More

39.Speaking of Murder: Interviews With the Masters of Mystery and Suspense, Vol. 1 by: Various July 01, 1998
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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.

40.Speaking of Murder: Interviews With the Masters of Mystery and Suspense, Vol. 2 by: Various February 01, 1999
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This is the second volume of interviews with popular mystery writers. It contains 22 interviews covering different aspects of the authors backgrounds. An interview with Janet Evanovich covers her development as a writer. It was a long hard road, including a couple of early novels that were not published, and several years writing romance novellas before finally arriving at the Stephanie Plum series. An interview with J.A. Jance covers her early career (starting out selling insurance), and the necessity of marketing your own material. She indicates it was 50 percent writing and 50 percent marketing when she started out, doing booksigning tours on her own dime (no support from the publisher). You get a good picture of how the various authors got started writing ... Read More

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