A Blog for Readers and Writers of Mystery, Crime, and Suspense Fiction
–and what better way to celebrate than by taking a peek at three gorgeous historical novels set in days when literacy was not only rare, but, for some, deathly dangerous.
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A novelization offers the opportunity to deepen the characters, show backstory, introduce tertiary characters and really give us an insight into a character’s soul. More than anything, a novelization well done will improve the experience of the film’s storyline, broaden the world.
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If you write something and publish it, someone is going to have a nagging suspicion you wrote about them.
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New job, new state, new time zone. So, I turned to something old, The Yellow Room by Gaston Laroux. A[…]
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Turns out, broilers can be anywhere and nowhere, powered by gas or electricity, and mistaking a gas broiler for a storage cabinet can have…erm… torrid consequences.
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We here at MissDemeanors are a tough bunch. We write crime, which means we look into the dark side of human nature as a matter of business. But even for us there are topics not to be touched.
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To Listen or Not to Listen, That is the Question A discussion is happening on Facebook about the role of[…]
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