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Writing Crime Novels
Writing Crime Novels not only assists writers in storytelling techniques, but also offers detailed technical information that is absolutely essential to the modern crime novel. After giving practical advice on how to find the right ideas for a crime novel, the author looks at various methods of committing murder and the techniques used by detectives in their investigation of the crime. The budding crime writer is then taken in easy stages through the development of the novel and the shaping of its plot, creating flesh-and-blood villains, victims, and investigators, and increasing tension and interest with the incorporation of one of more sub-plots.
143 pages, Paperback
First published July 1, 2001
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October 7, 2012
This was sadly outdated already (the speed of progress!) and very much geared towards a small subset of writers in the crime genre. It also felt a little like 'you've realised that crime fiction sells, how can you cash in too?' rather than being written for authors who already love crime fiction and want to incorporate a mystery plot into their own work.
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