The Lineup: The World's Greatest Crime Writers Tell the Inside Story of Their Greatest Detectives - Otto Penzler

Descriere The Lineup: The World's Greatest Crime Writers Tell the Inside Story of Their Greatest Detectives - Otto Penzler

From Michael Connelly and Faye Kellerman to Ian Rankin and Anne Perry, some of the most venerated and bestselling authors in the mystery world reveal how they create their most beloved characters. \n \nA great recurring character in a fictional series you love becomes an old friend. You learn about their strange quirks and their haunted pasts and root for them every time they face danger. But where do some of the most fascinating sleuths in the mystery and thriller world really come from?\n \nWhat was the real-life location that inspired Michael Connelly to make Harry Bosch a Vietnam vet tunnel rat? Why is Jack Reacher a drifter? How did a brief encounter in Botswana inspire Alexander McCall Smith to create Precious Ramotswe?\n \nIn THE LINEUP, some of the top mystery writers in the world tell about the genesis of their most beloved characters -- or, in some cases, let their creations do the talking.\n

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Back Bay Books

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9780316031943

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