title: Now Write! Mysteries: Suspense, Crime, Thriller, and Other Mystery Fiction Exercises from Today's Best  Writers and Teachers (Now Write! Series)
author:  Sherry Ellis 
description: The fourth installment in the Now Write! series (after books about writing fiction, nonfiction, and screenplays) focuses on the mystery genre. With chapters written by genre authorsincluding Simon Brett, Deborah Coonts, and Louise Pennythe book is a sort of from-the-horses-mouth affair: writers telling other writers how to build characters, put together a solid plot, use forensics properly, create an engaging setting, manipulate suspense, and find something new to say in a genre that has seen pretty much every variation and nuance you could possibly imagine. You can read the book from beginning to end or select specific articles to help you zero in on a particular area. The articles follow a fairly strict format: a brief description of the subject under discussion, some helpful tips, and a creative exercise to give the reader some hands-on practice. Short of one-on-one training with each of the writers featured in the book, this is probably the best and most useful way to benefit from their expertise. A smartly constructed and very helpful writers guide. --David Pitt
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  # Lost and Found
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  ## Mark Ayre
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  The first six Adam and Eve thrillers are dedicated to my daughter, who turned
  one while I was writing them, and my wife, who did not.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  # Grab Your Free Thriller Novel
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  To sign up for the Mark Ayre Reader’s Group and get your free copy of Hide and
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  # Contents
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [By Mark Ayre](part0004.html#3Q280-b6667f17386344f08faa0ebee8090a99)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Lost and Found](part0005.html#4OIQ0-b6667f17386344f08faa0ebee8090a99)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Grab Your Free Thriller
  Novel](part0006.html#5N3C0-b6667f17386344f08faa0ebee8090a99)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Author’s Note](part0007.html#6LJU0-b6667f17386344f08faa0ebee8090a99)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Have You Read?](part0008.html#7K4G0-b6667f17386344f08faa0ebee8090a99)
  
  
  
  
  
  