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Barcode30293102332041
StatusIn Processing
LocationClark County
Call No808.3872 Will
TitleHow to write crime fiction / Sarah Williams.
AuthorWilliams, Sarah, 1947- author.
CollectionNF
Total Circ0
NumReserves0
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Catalog Details

International Standard Book Number 9781472148742 (pbk.)
International Standard Book Number 1472148746
Personal Name Williams, Sarah, 1947- author.
Title Statement How to write crime fiction / Sarah Williams.
Edition Statement Revised edition.
Production, Publication, Distribution, Manufacture, and Copyright Notice London : Robinson, 2025.
Physical Description xii, 171 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Series Statement A how-to book
Bibliography, Etc. Note Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note Introduction -- 1. The different kinds of crime fiction -- Part 1: Putting the world to rights. 2. The cosy -- 3. The consulting detective -- 4. The hardboiled crime novel -- 5. The noir -- 6. The thriller -- Part 2: Taking you behind the scenes. 7. The police procedural -- 8. The forensic -- 9. Legal fiction -- 10. The spy novel -- Part 3: Taking you away from the world you know. 11. The paranormal -- 12. The historical -- 13. Significant places -- Part 4: The long, the short and the rather tall story. 14. True crime -- 15. Fictionalized true crime -- 16. The short story.
Summary, Etc. "This book provides a comprehensive overview of all the different kinds of crime fiction, with examples from successful contemporary writers in each of the different genres, and clear explanations and exercises to help the beginning writer hone their craft, and discover the kind of crime fiction, the plots, the themes, the language, that work best for them."-- Amazon.com.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Detective and mystery stories Authorship.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Detective and mystery stories Technique.
Index Term-Genre/Form Thrillers (Fiction)
Index Term-Genre/Form Detective and mystery fiction.
Index Term-Genre/Form Handbooks and manuals.

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