NowWrite!Mysteries

Theessentialhandbookforwritersofwhodunits,techno-thrillers,cozies,andeverythinginbetween-featuringnever-before-publishedpersonalwritingexercisesfromsomeoftoday'sbestsellingandaward-winningmysterywriters.NowWrite!Mysteries,thefourthvolumeintheacclaimedNowWrite!writingguideseries,bringstogethernumerousbestsellingauthors-includingwinnersofandnomineesfortheEdgar,Hugo,andShamusawards,-forthedefinitiveguidetowritingmysteries,thrillers,andsuspensestories.NowWrite!Mysteriesteachesyoueverythingyou'veeverwantedtoknowaboutcraftingapage-turningmystery-fromcreatingabelievabledetectivehero(orterrifyingvillain),tousingreal-lifecutting-edgeinvestigativetechniquestobringyourstorytolife-withpracticalexercisestakendirectlyfromthepros:DiscoverthebesttechniquesforseamlesslyintegratingactionintoyourstorywithJohnLutz,NewYorkTimes-bestsellingauthorofUrgetoKill,NightKills,andSerial.Learnhowtofine-tuneyoursenseofplaceandsettingwithLouisePenny,NewYorkTimes-bestsellingauthoroftheArmandGamachemysteries.TakeadvicefromLorenzoCarcaterra,authorofSleepersandwriter/producerforLaw&Order,onhowtocomposeascenethatlivesuptoyourcharacter'sbackstory.LetMarciaTalley,Agatha-andAnthony-winningauthoroftheHannahIvesmysteries,showyouhowtobuildamemorable,engagingdetective.(Hint:It'snotaboutmakinghimflawless.)Noothermystery-writingguideofferstheroadtestedwisdomofsomanyaward-winnersandbestsellingauthorsinoneplace.