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Why I Quit Writing Screenplays and Wrote a Novel
"A book lives on a bookshelf, in a book store, placed next to books by other writers, and the only collaboration is the one between the writer and the reader."
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What Really Distinguishes a Crime Novel?
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James Lee Burke on Personal Tragedy, National Trauma, and the Search for Salvation
"The story of Eden, and how it influences my work, is not the story of a snake in a tree, but the story of what we are doing to the tree – what we are doing to the Garden."
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The Most Unforgettable Female Leads in Crime Fiction
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The Fine Art of Incredible Plot Twists
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Beyond the Plot: Craft Tricks of Great Commercial Thrillers
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