Best Selling Crime Writers - April 2024

Women Crime Writers: Eight Suspense Novels of the 1940s & 50s: A Library of America Boxed Set

The Library of America and editor Sarah Weinman redefine the classic era of American crime fiction with a landmark collection of eight brilliant novels by the female pioneers of the genre, the women who paved the way for Gillian Flynn, Tana French, and Lisa Scottoline.    Though women crime and suspense writers dominate today’s best seller lists, the extraordinary creations of the mid-century female pioneers of the genre are largely unknown. Their work, influential in its day and still vibrant and extraordinarily riveting, is long overdue for rediscovery. Now The Library of America makes ... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1598534513
• ASIN: 1598534513
• ISBN: 1598534513
• Manufacturer: Library of America

The Crime Writer: A Novel

From acclaimed novelist Jill Dawson comes this imaginative psychological thriller—a dark and compelling snapshot into the life of Patricia Highsmith that immerses readers into the intoxicating, nightmarish psyche of this brilliant, complex author.  When novelist Patricia Highsmith moves into a small cottage in Suffolk, England, in the mid-1960s, she’s seeking seclusion and time to write. There’s another reason for seeking privacy too—Pat is involved in a secret romance with Sam, a married woman living in London.But even in this quaint village, Pat can’t escape the obligations of her... [Read More]

• ASIN: B01M1BJXTA
• ASIN: B01M1BJXTA
• Manufacturer: Harper Perennial

Forensics: A Guide for Writers (Howdunit)

“What you will discover is that the real world of forensics is, perhaps, even more compelling than what we are seeing on television every week.” —Lee Goldberg, TV writer-producer   In Forensics, award-winning author and TV show consultant D.P. Lyle, M.D., takes each area of forensics—from fingerprint analysis to crime scene reconstruction—and discusses its development, how the science works, how it helps in crime solving, and how you as a writer might use this technique in crafting your plot. This comprehensive reference guide includes:   Real-life case files and the role forensic... [Read More]

• ASIN: B005GLBI7C
• ASIN: B005GLBI7C
• Manufacturer: Writer's Digest Books

The Crime Writer

Drew Danner, a crime novelist with a house off L.A.'s storied Mulholland Drive, awakens in a hospital bed with a scar on his head and no memory of being found convulsing over his ex-fiancee's body the previous night. He was discovered holding a knife, her blood beneath his nails. He himself doesn't know whether he's guilty or innocent. To reconstruct the story, the writer must now become the protagonist, searching the corridors of his life and the city he loves. Soon Drew closes in on clues he may or may not have left for himself. And as another young woman is similarly murdered, he has to a... [Read More]

• ASIN: B000VOQV1W
• ASIN: B000VOQV1W
• Manufacturer: Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Chase Darkness with Me: How One True Crime Writer Started Solving Murders

Have you ever wanted to solve a murder? Gather the clues the police overlooked. Put together the pieces. Identify the suspect.  Journalist Billy Jensen spent 15 years investigating unsolved murders, fighting for the families of victims. Every story he wrote had one thing in common - it didn't have an ending. The killer was still out there.  But after the sudden death of a friend, crime writer Michelle McNamara, Billy became fed up. Following a dark night, he came up with a plan. A plan to investigate past the point when the cops have given up. A plan to solve the murders himself.  In Chase ... [Read More]

• ASIN: B07KWDBSXL
• ASIN: B07KWDBSXL
• Manufacturer: Audible Studios

Crime Writers Reference Guide: 1001 Tips for Writing the Perfect Crime

Here's the book no writer of murder mysteries, thrillers, action/adventure, true-crime, police procedurals, romantic suspense, and psychological mysteries, whether scripts or novels, should be without.

• ASIN: B003FQM324
• ASIN: B003FQM324
• Manufacturer: Michael Wiese Productions

Police Procedure & Investigation: A Guide for Writers (Howdunit)

Not everything you see on your favorite crime show is accurate. In fact, a lot of it is flat out wrong. Police Procedure & Investigation helps you get your facts straight about the inner workings of law enforcement.With a career in law enforcement that spanned nearly two decades, author Lee Lofland is a nationally acclaimed expert on police procedures and crime scene investigations who consults regularly with best-selling authors and television producers. Now you can benefit from his years of experience with Police Procedure & Investigation.This comprehensive resource includes:More than 80 pho... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1582974551
• UPC: 035313641978
• ASIN: 1582974551
• ISBN: 1582974551
• Brand: Writer's Digest
• Manufacturer: Writer's Digest Books

Women Crime Writers: Four Suspense Novels of the 1950s (LOA #269): Mischief / The Blunderer / Beast in View / Fools' Gold (Library of America Women Crime Writers Collection)

The Library of America and editor Sarah Weinman redefine the classic era of American crime fiction with a landmark collection of four brilliant novels by the female pioneers of the genre, the women who paved the way for Gillian Flynn, Tana French, and Lisa Scottoline.    Though women crime and suspense writers dominate today’s bestseller lists, the extraordinary work of the mid-century pioneers of the genre is largely unknown. Turning in many cases from the mean streets of the hardboiled school to explore the anxieties and terrors lurking in everyday life, these groundbreaking novelists ... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1598534319
• ASIN: 1598534319
• ISBN: 1598534319
• Manufacturer: Library of America

The Writer's Complete Crime Reference Book

A guide for writers provides facts and a resource list for nearly every aspect of crime

• ASIN: 0898795648
• ASIN: 0898795648
• ISBN: 0898795648
• Manufacturer: Writers Digest Books

Scene of the Crime: A Writer's Guide to Crime Scene Investigation (Howdunit Series)

Provides information on how evidence is measured, collected, identified, and analyzed, the timetable of activity at a crime scene, and technical terms and professional techniques used

• ASIN: 0898795184
• ASIN: 0898795184
• ISBN: 0898795184
• Brand: Brand: Writers Digest Books
• Manufacturer: Writers Digest Books

Fault Lines: Stories by Northern California Crime Writers

Fault lines in the earth can shake our world. Fault lines within people give rise to wrongs that must be righted. Sisters in Crime/Northern California’s first short story anthology invites you to take a journey into mystery and intrigue, with 19 short stories that explore crime, guilt, and justice in our earthquake-prone region and beyond. Contributing authors: Ana Brazil, Jenny Carless, Diana Chambers, David Hagerty, Vinnie Hansen, Katherine Bolger Hyde, Judith Janeway, Mariah Klein, Mariella Krause, Susan Kuchinskas, Deborah Lacy, Bette Golden Lamb, J.J. Lamb, Margaret Lucke, Susan C. Shea... [Read More]

• ASIN: 173369420X
• ASIN: 173369420X
• ISBN: 173369420X
• Manufacturer: Sisters in Crime Northern California Chapter

Crime Writer's Research: Your One-Stop Answer Center to Crime Writing, Murder, Police Procedures, Serial Killers, and More

Need Research to Help Your Stories Ring True?Look no further. In Crime Writer’s Research you’ll find countless hours of research that I’ve compiled into one handy guide to help other crime writers, or any author who has a murder, crime, or police procedures in their books. Let my passion for crime lend credibility to your story.In Crime Writer’s Research you’ll find information on serial killers, police procedures, a rare never-before-seen interview with a real-life undercover operative, and so much more.Take a look at the Table of Contents:Seven Phases of the Serial Killer — This ... [Read More]

• ASIN: B01EPFL41O
• ASIN: B01EPFL41O
• Manufacturer: Sue Coletta

Crime and Thriller Writing: A Writers' & Artists' Companion (Writers' and Artists' Companions)

Crime and Thriller Writing: A Writers' & Artists' Companion is an essential guide to writing in these exciting genres. PART 1 explores the nature and history of the genre and helpsyou get started with ideas, planning and research. PART 2 includes tips by bestselling crime writers: Mark Billingham, S.J. Bolton, Alafair Burke, Lee Child, N. J. Cooper, Meg Gardiner, Tess Gerritsen, Sophie Hannah, Jim Kelly, Laura Lippman, Gayle Lynds, Alex McBride, Val McDermid, Dreda Say Mitchell, Sara Paretsky, Jill Paton Walsh, George Pelecanos, Ian Rankin, Peter Robinson, S. J. Rozan, Guy Saville, Yrsa Sigur�... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1472523938
• ASIN: 1472523938
• ISBN: 1472523938
• Manufacturer: Bloomsbury Academic

The Silent Patient

• ASIN: B07D2C6J4K
• ASIN: B07D2C6J4K
• Manufacturer: Celadon Books

Crime Scenes (Forensics for Fiction)

Want to create believable crime scenes and establish the facts that crack your case? Too many authors cut corners or ignore procedure when finding the evidence in their stories. This guide offers an accurate and accessible overview of crime scenes and the investigative process.Written as a practical reference for authors in any genre, this helpful "Forensics for Fiction" title unpacks a range of authentic details: Terms and techniques associated with crime scenes. Methods used to search and document types of scene. The various on-scene professionals and their duties. Case studies in which cr... [Read More]

• ASIN: 194504313X
• ASIN: 194504313X
• ISBN: 194504313X
• Manufacturer: Evil MasterMind, LLC

Hate Crime Hoax : How the Left is Selling a Fake Race War

9781621577782

• UPC: 458073974

Bloody Scotland: New Fiction from Scotland's Best Crime Writers - eBook

Twelve of Scotland’s most famous crime authors evoke the sinister side of the country’s architecture in stories that are by turns calculating, chilling, and redemptive.Scotland has often been depicted as a land of haunting, misty

• UPC: 929869163

Bloody Scotland : New Fiction from Scotland's Best Crime Writers

Twelve of Scotland's most famous crime authors evoke the sinister side of the country's architecture in stories that are by turns calculating, chilling, and

• UPC: 295463383
• Rating: 5.0

Techniques of the Selling Writer

Techniques of the Selling Writer provides solid instruction for people who want to write and sell fiction, not just to talk and study about it. It gives the background, insights, and specific procedures needed by

• UPC: 316948
• Rating: 4.333

Manhattan Mayhem : New Crime Stories from Mystery Writers of America New Crime Stories from Mystery Writers of America

From Wall Street to Harlem, the borough of Manhattan is the setting for all-new stories of mystery, murder, and suspense, presented by best-selling author Mary Higgins Clark and featuring an exclusive Jack Reacher story by

• UPC: 49118659
• Rating: 3.833

Mary Higgins Clark: Best Selling Mysteries (DVD)

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• UPC: 47775180
• Model: DOSDMV54428D
• Color: YOther
• Rating: 5.0

The Search for Anne Perry : The Hidden Life of a Bestselling Crime Writer

9781628726046

• UPC: 47477745
• Rating: 2.333

The Crime Writer

"Originally published as The crime writer in Great Britain in 2016 by Sceptre, an imprint of Hodder & Stoughton, an Hachette UK

• UPC: 55463385
• Rating: 3.0

In the Shadow of Agatha Christie: Classic Crime Fiction by Forgotten Female Writers: 1850-1917 - eBook

Before Agatha Christie became the world’s Queen of Crime, she stood on the talented shoulders of the female crime authors who came before her. This splendid new anthology by Leslie S. Klinger brings these exceptional

• UPC: 547965023
• Rating: 4.0

The Mammoth Book Best International Crime - eBook

Leading anthologist Maxim Jakubowski presents the very best in crime writing from around the world - 40 short stories from an all-star line-up of international writers.They cover the full spectrum of crime fiction, from noir

• UPC: 317126132
• Rating: 5.0

Wimmera: The bestselling Australian debut from the Crime Writers Association...

• UPC: 372931434907
• Category: Fiction & Literature
• Price: 6 USD

Wimmera: The bestselling Australian debut from the Crime Writers Association Dag

• UPC: 362660295839
• Category: Fiction & Literature
• Price: 15 USD

Wimmera: The bestselling Australian debut from the Crime Writers Association Dag

• UPC: 392301946436
• Category: Fiction & Literature
• Price: 20 USD

Book: Juror #3 by James Patterson #1 Best selling Writer

• UPC: 312863428626
• Category: Fiction & Literature
• Price: 4 USD

ALISON JOSEPH - BEST SELLING CRIME WRITER - SIGNED AUTOGRAPH ALBUM PAGE

• UPC: 264225494137
• Category: Other Certified Originals
• Price: 12 GBP

The Search for Anne Perry : The Hidden Life of a Bestselling Crime Writer

• UPC: 193322786979
• Category: Nonfiction
• Price: 4 USD

The Search for Anne Perry : The Hidden Life of a Bestselling Crime Writer by Joa

• UPC: 392134062213
• Category: Nonfiction
• Price: 14 USD

Search for Anne Perry : The Hidden Life of a Bestselling Crime Writer

• UPC: 273972936724
• Category: Nonfiction
• Price: 4 USD

The Search for Anne Perry : The Hidden Life of a Bestselling Crime Writer

• UPC: 193323785099
• Category: Nonfiction
• Price: 11 USD

The Search for Anne Perry: The Hidden Life of a Bestselling Crime Writer by Joan

• UPC: 362804010370
• Category: Nonfiction
• Price: 18 USD