NONFICTION

WRITING MYSTERIES

Edited by Sue Grafton, Associate Editors Jan Burke and Barry Zeman
Writers Digest Books, Paperback

Nominated for an Agatha Award for Best Nonfiction

This excellent guide to writing crime fiction includes advice from some of Mystery Writers of America's most successful and critically acclaimed authors:

• Faye and Jonathan Kellerman on conducting accurate research
• Michael Connelly on mastering characterization
• Tony Hillerman on writing without an outline
• Lawrence Block on overcoming writer's block
• Sara Paretsky on creating successful series characters
• Tess Gerritson on writing the medical thriller
• Ann Rule on the art of writing true crime
• Jan Burke on revision

And many other writers!