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Top Ten Mystery Novels of 2014

October 31, 2014 Mystery Center 0

Top Ten Mystery Novels of 2014 Here are my top ten mysteries written in 2014.1. The Skin Collector by Jeffery Deaver (Hachette)2. Suspicion by Joseph Finder (Dutton)3. Wolf Winter by Cecilia Ekbäck (Weinstein Books)4. The […]

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October Reads: Reviews of Craig Johnson, Valerie Geary and Andrew Grant

October 22, 2014 Jordan Foster 0

October Reads: Reviews of Craig Johnson, Valerie Geary and Andrew Grant Daylight saving time is on the horizon so it’s the perfect opportunity to curl up with a stack of new books. Here are six […]

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Story Trumps Structure

October 10, 2014 Steven James 0

Story Trumps Structure Twelve years ago, I had an idea for a series of mysteries featuring a one-armed detective. At that time, I attended a seminar by a well-known novelist who taught us to outline […]

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A Sense of Place: How to create atmosphere in your Novels…

October 8, 2014 Cecilia Eckback 0

A Sense of Place: How to create atmosphere in your Novels… My grandmother used to say, “I don’t think I’m living in Lapland as much as Lapland is living in me.” Growing up in northern […]

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