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The Technique of the Mystery Story

by Carolyn Wells · 1913

Mystery & Thriller · ranked #66 in category

Reviewed by the Book Verdict editorial team

A complete practical guide for detective and mystery story writers of today. How to arrange, invent, plot out, develop and narrate ingenious, convincing, and baffling stories of crime.

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The verdict

Category
Mystery & Thriller
First published
1913 · 1910s
Author
Carolyn Wells
Standing
Recommended

About Mystery & Thriller

The mystery and thriller is powered by one of the most elemental human drives: the need to know what happened. The best crime writing is morally serious, tightly plotted and impossible to put down.

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