The Weekend Novelist Writes a Mystery - Reading List

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The Weekend Novelist Writes a Mystery: From empty space to finished mystery in just 52 weekends - A dynamic step-by-step program
1.  The Weekend Novelist Writes a Mystery: From empty space to finished mystery in just 52 weekends - A dynamic step-by-step program by Robert J. Ray
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  "The necessary instruction book"
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Miss Marple - The Body in the Library
2.  Miss Marple - The Body in the Library by Agatha Christie
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The Big Sleep: A Philip Marlowe Mystery (Penguin Fiction)
3.  The Big Sleep: A Philip Marlowe Mystery (Penguin Fiction) by Raymond Chandler
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All That Remains
4.  All That Remains by Patricia Cornwell
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F is for Fugitive (Kinsey Millhone)
5.  F is for Fugitive (Kinsey Millhone) by Sue Grafton
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The Maltese Falcon (CRIME MASTERWORKS)
6.  The Maltese Falcon (CRIME MASTERWORKS) by Dashiell Hammett
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Gorky Park
7.  Gorky Park by Martin Cruz Smith
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Silence Of The Lambs
8.  Silence Of The Lambs by Thomas Harris
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Agatha Christie: An Autobiography
9.  Agatha Christie: An Autobiography by Agatha Christie
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Agatha Christie: A biography
10.  Agatha Christie: A biography by Janet Morgan
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Agatha Christie: The Woman and Her Mysteries
11.  Agatha Christie: The Woman and Her Mysteries by Gillian Gill
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  "An insight into Christie's writing strategies."
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Adventure, Mystery and Romance: Formula Stories as Art and Popular Culture
12.  Adventure, Mystery and Romance: Formula Stories as Art and Popular Culture by John G. Cawelti
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  "Explores the historical roots of mystery."
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Escape from Evil
13.  Escape from Evil by Ernest Becker
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  "Some sharp insights on evil for creating believable killers."
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Crowds and Power
14.  Crowds and Power by Elias Canetti
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  "A deep look at violence - its behaviour, animal links and ritual symbolism."
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Encyclopedia of Mystery and Detection
15.  Encyclopedia of Mystery and Detection by Chris Steinbrunner
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  "A handy reference to specific books and author biographies."
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Timetables of History
16.  Timetables of History by Grun Bernard
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  "With this book you can select details that stabilise the past of your character. Details bring us close and make the setting feel real."
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Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer within
17.  Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer within by Natalie Goldberg
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  "If your writing feels rusty, warm up with "writing practice", a ritual of timed writing, from this book."
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Screenplay: The Foundations of Screenwriting: A Step-by-Step Guide from Concept to finished Script
18.  Screenplay: The Foundations of Screenwriting: A Step-by-Step Guide from Concept to finished Script by Syd Field
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  "Insights on plot and stucture."
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The Screenwriter's Workbook: Exercises and Step-by-step Instructions for Creating a Successful Screenplay
19.  The Screenwriter's Workbook: Exercises and Step-by-step Instructions for Creating a Successful Screenplay by Syd Field
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  "Insights on plot and stucture."
£8.39   Used & New from: £3.94
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