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Building Suspense

Posted on October 26, 2012 at 8:34 pm by admin

Building Suspense – The Criminal Mind “Suspense happens when a scene becomes charged with anticipation.” Holly Ephron, Writing and Selling Your Mystery Novel The old adage “write what you know,” suggests you must be a murderer to know how that … Continue reading →

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N Is For Notorious,Nuisance, Not What It Seems or…

Posted on August 3, 2012 at 3:03 pm by admin

N is for notorious, nuisance or not-what-it-seems as things rarely are in a mystery. Ancient Secrets is no exception. A necklace, not particularly stunning, just something a tourist might pick up as a trip memento, but is it just a … Continue reading →

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I Is For Icon, Intrigue, Irony and …

Posted on July 20, 2012 at 12:50 pm by admin

I is for Icon, Intrigue and Irony and… Death by Candlelight.  It would seem in a mystery, especially mystery suspense, that there is always a certain amount of irony. The hobby, candle making, of protagonist, Danielle Maynard Ord, in Death … Continue reading →

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B is for Bed And Breakfast Murders and …

Posted on May 31, 2012 at 7:42 pm by admin

It didn’t start with Bed and Breakfast Murders, or did it? The Pink Lady Slipper was about the attempt to turn The Pink Lady Slipper into a Bed and Breakfast and there were murders to begin with…but it only got … Continue reading →

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A Is For Antique Armor and June Fabrizio

Posted on May 5, 2012 at 6:15 pm by admin

A is for Antique Armor June Fabrizio is the protagonist, the accidental sleuth who was pulled into a mystery suspense through no wish of her own. Q: June Whatever possessed you to open an antique store? June: I’d like to … Continue reading →

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Z is for Zero, Zealot, Zip and …

Posted on April 29, 2012 at 11:43 am by admin

Z is for Zero, Zealot, Zip in Cold Water and Zero Cemetery Lane The grand finale of this A to Z Blog Challenge tour should end with a huge number, but instead it ends with the least number, zero. It … Continue reading →

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Y Is For Yesterday, Yellow Crime Scene tape and…

Posted on April 28, 2012 at 11:44 am by admin

Y is for Yesterday, Yellow Crime Scene Tape and Faith Yachne in The Pink Lady Slipper Yesterday is a fascinating term, especially, when surrounded by yellow crime scene tape as it is fairly often, if not always, in a mystery. … Continue reading →

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X Is For Xray, Xylophone, Xeno Transplant Labs and…

Posted on April 27, 2012 at 10:57 am by admin

X is For X-ray, Xylophone, Xeno Transplant lab, Xhosa Tribe and Skull Music or Diamonds, Death and Deceit. Skull Music, the mystery suspense novel began as a writing prompt including an x-ray of a skull, a tape cassette with a … Continue reading →

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W Is For Wayout, Whodunit? and…

Posted on April 26, 2012 at 11:38 am by admin

W Is For Way-out, Whodunit? And Writing Wide, or Watch For The Raven  A way-out is crucial for your sleuth, and at times it will seem the antagonist whodunit, will be the only lucky one—the antagonist is always the one … Continue reading →

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V Is For Villain, Vegetable and…

Posted on April 25, 2012 at 10:39 am by admin

  V is For Villain, Vegetable (poison, edible Zucchini) Valentine Express Villains come in all shapes and sizes.  They wear many hats and not necessarily always the black hat of the days when villains dressed in black and good guys … Continue reading →

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