Section	Section Description	Page Number
	Introduction Sue Grafton	p. 1
Part I	Preparation
1.	The Rules and How to Bend Them Jeremiah Healy	p. 6
2.	Sparks, Triggers, and Flashes Marilyn Wallace	p. 13
3.	On Work Schedules Dick Lochte	p. 20
4.	Writing With a Partner, or ... What Part of "No" Don't You Understand? Warren Murphy	p. 26
5.	Expertise and Research Faye Kellerman and Jonathan Kellerman	p. 33
6.	Where Do I Find a Jewish Indian? or How I Stopped Worrying and Learned to Love Research Stuart M. Kaminsky	p. 41
7.	Background, Location, and Setting Julie Smith	p. 48
Part II	The Process
	The Beginning
8.	Characterization Michael Connelly	p. 57
9.	Rounding Up Your Characters Margaret Maron	p. 65
10.	Writing a Series Character Sara Paretsky	p. 72
11.	The Amateur Sleuth Nancy Pickard	p. 79
12.	Vivid Villains Sandra Scoppettone	p. 86
13.	In Search of a Novel George C. Chesbro	p. 91
14.	Building Without Blueprints Tony Hillerman	p. 98
15.	Outlining Robert Campbell	p. 105
16.	Perspectives on Point of View Loren D. Estleman	p. 112
17.	Dress for Success: Developing Your Personal Style Carolyn Wheat	p. 121
	The Middle
18.	How to Write Convincing Dialogue Aaron Elkins	p. 129
19.	Pacing and Suspense Phyllis A. Whitney	p. 139
20.	Depiction of Violence Bill Granger	p. 148
21.	Clues, Red Herrings, and Other Plot Devices P.M. Carlson	p. 160
22.	The Book Stops Here Lawrence Block	p. 166
	The End
23.	In the Beginning Is the End John Lutz	p. 173
24.	Revision Jan Burke	p. 180
25.	How to Find and Work With an Agent John F. Baker	p. 190
26.	Dial M for Market Russell Galen	p. 197
27.	The Mystery Novel From an Editor's Point of View Ruth Cavin	p. 205
Part III	Specialties
28.	Writing Mysteries for Young Readers Joan Lowery Nixon	p. 217
29.	The Joys and Challenges of the Short Story Edward D. Hoch	p. 224
30.	The Medical Thriller Tess Gerritsen	p. 233
31.	Legal Thrillers Linda Fairstein	p. 240
32.	Historical Mysteries: The Past Is a Foreign Country Laurie R. King	p. 246
33.	From the Cradle to the Pen: The Evolution of a True Crime Writer Ann Rule	p. 253
34.	E-Media--Crime Fiction E-Volves G. Miki Hayden	p. 262
35.	The Best of the Genre and a Reference List of Books on Writing and Technical Information Angela Zeman and Barry Zeman	p. 271
	About the Contributors	p. 293
	Index	p. 305

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