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| Introduction |
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G. K. Chesterton The Value of Detective Fiction |
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R. Austin Freeman The Art of the Detective Story |
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3 | (6) |
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Ian Rankin Why Crime Fiction Is Good for You |
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9 | (9) |
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18 | (4) |
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Frances Fyfield The Moral Compass of the Crime Novel |
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22 | (3) |
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25 | (5) |
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Janet Laurence Getting Started |
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30 | (4) |
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Freeman Wills Crofts Finding Ideas |
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34 | (2) |
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Nicholas Blake Sources of Inspiration |
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36 | (2) |
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Anthea Fraser Making Choices |
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38 | (5) |
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Ann Granger Putting Murder on the Page |
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43 | (4) |
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Natasha Cooper Intensity in Crime Writing |
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47 | (4) |
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51 | (4) |
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Peter Robinson `Something Should Happen Now': Narrative Hooks |
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55 | (9) |
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Mark Billingham Character from Suspense |
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64 | (4) |
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Bill James Cops and Criminals, Contrast and Comedy |
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68 | (3) |
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Marjorie Eccles Making Characters Believable |
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71 | (6) |
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June Thomson Characters, Relationships, and Settings |
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77 | (5) |
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P. D. James On the Suffolk Coast |
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82 | (1) |
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Ann Cleeves Human Geography |
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83 | (6) |
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Michael Ridpath Setting Stories in Unfamiliar Places |
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89 | (9) |
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Val McDermid Let the Story Be the Driver |
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98 | (4) |
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102 | (6) |
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Kate Charles Choosing a Theme |
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108 | (3) |
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111 | (7) |
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William Ryan Writing Scenes |
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118 | (7) |
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Margery Allingham Dialogue, Rhythm, and Keeping to the Point |
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125 | (2) |
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Patricia Moyes Listening and Dialogue |
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127 | (2) |
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Cynthia Harrod-Eagles Writing Dialogue |
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129 | (8) |
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Aline Templeton Getting a Perspective |
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137 | (4) |
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Liza Cody What on Earth Is It Like to Be You? |
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141 | (7) |
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148 | (2) |
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J. J. Connington Logic and Working Backwards |
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150 | (4) |
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Mary Kelly All Will Be Revealed |
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154 | (1) |
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Kate Ellis Structuring a Plot |
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155 | (7) |
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Eric Ambler Voyages of Discovery |
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162 | (3) |
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Andrew Taylor How to Change Your Murderer |
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165 | (10) |
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Detectives Priscilla Masters Amateur Detective or Professional? |
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175 | (6) |
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Susan Moody Believable Amateurs |
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181 | (4) |
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Michael Z. Lewin Private Eyes |
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185 | (9) |
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Ngaio Marsh Getting It Right |
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194 | (2) |
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Desmond Bagley Keeping Up to Date |
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196 | (5) |
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John Malcolm Amateurs and Expertise |
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201 | (7) |
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Edmund Crispin Detective Stories and Virtuosity |
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208 | (3) |
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John Dickson Carr Rules and Prejudices |
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211 | (2) |
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Christianna Brand Classic Ingredients |
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213 | (1) |
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214 | (3) |
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Catherine Aird Snakes and Ladders |
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217 | (5) |
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Sophie Hannah Optimal Subterfuge |
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222 | (4) |
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226 | (6) |
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Julian Symons The Face in the Mirror |
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232 | (5) |
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Jessica Mann The Suspense Novel |
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237 | (6) |
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Celia Fremlin The Hours Before Dawn |
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243 | (6) |
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Lionel Davidson Inspiration, Perspiration, Realization |
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249 | (1) |
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Tom Harper Adventure Fiction |
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250 | (6) |
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Felix Francis Writing Action Scenes |
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256 | (9) |
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Michael Gilbert Filling the Gaps |
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265 | (3) |
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Michael Hartland Constructing a Thriller |
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268 | (10) |
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Mick Herron The Cold War, Then and Now |
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278 | (8) |
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Michael Pearce A Laying On of Hands |
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286 | (2) |
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Imogen Robertson The Christmas Tree Theory of Historical Research |
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288 | (7) |
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L. C. Tyler Historical Dialogue |
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295 | (9) |
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Alexander McCall Smith Humour and Human Nature |
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304 | (2) |
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Robert Barnard Characters and Caricature |
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306 | (2) |
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Ruth Dudley Edwards Humour and Satire |
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308 | (10) |
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Roy Vickers Let's Pretend |
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318 | (2) |
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H. R. F Keating Switch-overs in Short Stories |
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320 | (3) |
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Peter Lovesey Fictionalizing Characters and Crimes from Real Life |
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323 | (10) |
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Anthony Berkeley Trial and Error |
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333 | (7) |
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Dorothy L. Sayers Collaborative Writing |
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340 | (8) |
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Alison Joseph Writing for Radio |
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348 | (8) |
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356 | (8) |
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Martyn Waites Impostor Syndrome |
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364 | (5) |
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Suzette A. Hill Writing: a Painful Pleasure |
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369 | (5) |
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David Stuart Davies Writer's Block |
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374 | (3) |
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377 | (9) |
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Laura Wilson The End of the Beginning |
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386 | (6) |
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392 | (7) |
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David Roberts The Changing Face of Publishing |
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399 | (4) |
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Antonia Hodgson What Editors Want |
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403 | (10) |
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Russell James Traditional versus Self-Publishing |
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413 | (6) |
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Jill Paton Walsh One Thing Leads to Another |
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419 | (10) |
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Reginald Hill The Writing Process |
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429 | (4) |
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Paula Gosling Keeping Track |
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433 | (2) |
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Jonathan Gash Reading for Pleasure |
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435 | (4) |
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Janet Neel Don't Give Up the Day Job |
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439 | (3) |
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Bertie Denham Writing to Relax |
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442 | (2) |
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Elly Griffiths Social Media and the Death of Nancy |
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444 | (6) |
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John Le Carre The Joy of Writing |
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450 | (2) |
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Len Deighton Different Books; Different Problems; Different Solutions |
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452 | (13) |
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The Contributors: Biographical Notes |
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465 | (24) |
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The Detection Club: Presidents |
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489 | (1) |
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The Detection Club: Members |
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490 | (5) |
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Copyright and Acknowledgements |
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495 | (8) |
| Index of Authors |
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503 | (12) |
| Subject Index |
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