Making Crime Pay: A Practical Guide to Mystery Writing

By Stephanie Kay Bendel

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0135459397
• ISBN13: 9780135459393
• Release Date: January 1987
• Publisher: Prentice Hall
• Length: 234 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Very useful

I've read a few books on mystery writing, and this is the best so far. It goes beyond vague suggestions like "create an interesting character" and gives detailed suggestions on how that might be done. It does the same with elements like plot and dialogue. I checked it out from the library. Is it really out of print? That would be a shame.

If you buy only 1 book on mystery writing, buy this one.

Of the 12 books I own on writing mysteries, I feel this is the best. It's detailed enough for writers already familiar with the field, yet easy enough for the beginning fiction writer to understand. Too bad it's out of print, but it's worth the extra time, effort & money required to try and obtain it through a book search.