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Title: The Crime Writer's Reference Guide: 1001 Tips on Writing the Perfect Murder by Martin Roth ISBN: 0-941188-49-3 Publisher: Michael Wiese Productions Pub. Date: February, 2003 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.43 (7 reviews)
Rating: 1
Summary: Save Your Money
Comment: I'm not sure what the other reviewers found so compelling. I found little here other than pages and pages of lists. Some examples: 6pp. of LAPD police radio codes, 3pp. of FBI case classifications, 16pp. of org charts for the LA County Sherrif's Dept. My favorite, however, is the full page devoted to a listing of "Weapons Used by Criminals" which begins "Acid, Air gun, Ax, Bayonet, Bazooka, Billy Club..." Well, you get the idea. The portions of the book not devoted to lists tend to be laughably superficial (e.g., "Street gangs now battle over who sells the drugs and where." Really, thanks.) Granted, there are suggestions for further reading, but my advice would be to save yourself some money and do your readers a favor -- do your own research.
Rating: 5
Summary: Spice up your writing
Comment: I don't usually write crime novels, but when I decided to try my hand at suspence I realized just how much help I needed. I searched through many reference books and found The Crime Writers Reference Guide by Martin Roth to be a savior for me. It gives great tips on investigating, cops, the courts, illegal drugs, the prison system and crime. A handy book to have by your computer when you need to amp up a scene or two or just need to be factual. I found the investigation, crime and prison chapters to be especially helpful. Plus, at the end of each chapter is a "Where to go from here" that gives you extra resources to look up, so you don't have to stop with this book and you have the titles and authors of others to investigate. A great companion to this book is one I found by accident titled "Crime Scene" by Larry Ragle. I wrote a review on that one too, so go there and check that out.
Rating: 5
Summary: Individual chapters cover what a writer most needs to know
Comment: The Crime Writer's Reference Guide: 1001 Tips For Writing The Perfect Murder by Martin Roth is a detailed resource especially intended for aspiring authors of mysteries, suspense thrillers, action/adventure crime novels, true crime stories, and police procedurals novels. Individual chapters cover what a writer most needs to know in order to avoid common errors and misconceptions when writing about crime, criminals, police, courts, and prisons. A highly recommended basic primer, this edition of The Crime Writer's Reference Guide is enhanced with a new Foreword and updated information supplied by Rey Verdugo, a former police officer, a top criminal investigator, and a technical consultant for film and television projects.
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Title: Writing Mysteries: A Handbook by the Mystery Writers of America by Sue Grafton, Jan Burke, Barry Zeman, Mystery Writers of America ISBN: 1582971021 Publisher: Writers Digest Books Pub. Date: April, 2002 List Price(USD): $16.99 |
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Title: The Weekend Novelist Writes A Mystery by Robert J. Ray ISBN: 0440506581 Publisher: Dell Pub. Date: 06 April, 1998 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
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Title: How to Write Killer Fiction: The Funhouse of Mystery & the Roller Coaster of Suspense by Carolyn Wheat ISBN: 1880284626 Publisher: Daniel & Daniel Pub Pub. Date: May, 2003 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
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Title: Scene of the Crime: A Writer's Guide to Crime-Scene Investigations (Howdunit Series) by Anne Wingate ISBN: 0898795184 Publisher: Writers Digest Books Pub. Date: September, 1992 List Price(USD): $16.99 |
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Title: Just the Facts, Ma'Am: A Writer's Guide to Investigators and Investigation Techniques (Howdunit) by Greg Fallis ISBN: 089879823X Publisher: Writers Digest Books Pub. Date: September, 1998 List Price(USD): $16.99 |
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