dosymedia 's review for:

How to Write a Mystery: A Handbook by Mystery Writers of America by Mystery Writers of America

DID NOT FINISH

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A collection of brief essays best suited for beginning writers unfamiliar or uncomfortable with the narrative concepts of character, plotting, or setting. Of the essays I read, "The Mindset of Darkness: Writing Noir" by Alex Segura was most interesting, but because I'm getting a little obsessed with noir and hardboiled detective fiction, in general.