Sentences with phrase «mystery writers who»

Return of the Thin Man is a hugely entertaining read that brings back the classic characters created by one of the greatest mystery writers who ever lived.

The room was packed with a crowd of savvy and articulate women mystery writers who peppered us publishing veterans with tough, smart questions.

There was a commercial advantage for mystery writers who made it onto Clinton's reading list.

Bored to Death: The Complete First Season Available on DVD and Blu - ray Jason Schwartzman, Zach Galifianakis, and Ted Danson star in this freshman HBO comedy about a mystery writer who is so bored that he posts an ad on the internet lending his services as a private detective in order to pass the time and maybe get a few ideas for his novel.

Con Lehane is a mystery writer who lives outside Washington, DC.

These include a celebrated mystery writer who has donated his papers to the library's crime fiction collection, that writer's missing daughter, a New York society woman with a hidden past, and one of Ambler's colleagues at the world - famous library.

-- Joel Goldman is a best - selling thriller / mystery writer who has earned more than $ 20,000 from the KDP Select fund to date.

Lana Waite was a mystery writer who grew up in Seattle, studied architecture at the University of Washington, married a navy man, and lived in Northern California.

Gemma Halliday is a romance - mystery writer who has garnered a huge amount of popularity with her High Heels Mystery Series.

Not exact matches

Updike presents the reader of his novels and stories with the pseudo — wise men of today's society — with Jimmy, the big Mouseketeer who quotes Socrates; with the neon owl that advertises pretzels; with Ken Whitman, the scientist living in Tarbox who is considered intelligent in his field but who lacks a basic understanding of life; with Bech the writer, honored in direct proportion to the decline of his literary production; with Connor, the efficient, well - trained administrator of the old people's home who fails to comprehend as much of life's mystery as his simple and sometimes senile wards do.

Writer / director Bernard Rose takes a very short list of facts and weaves a story of mystery, intrigue and of a tortured artist who sells his soul to the devil, enjoys everything the world has to offer — from women to drugs — and eventually suffers for it.

Writer - director Shane Black's horribly enjoyable action comedy The Nice Guys is an jauntily arch return to this tradition, the story of two dishevelled and incompetent private detectives in 1970s Los Angeles — played by Russell Crowe and Ryan Gosling — who have been expensively tasked with solving the mystery surrounding the death of a missing porn actress, and what other kind of fascinatingly damaged female character can there be?

A quiet rural town in the English countryside includes among it's inhabitants Nicholas, an author famous for his murder mystery series who, with his long - suffering wife, open their house to other writers as an idyllic retreat.

The macabre writer is pitted against a serial killer who utilises the inventive murder methods described in Poe's mystery stories.

Akerman is currently in negotiations to join this hard - boiled crime iteration of mystery writer Agatha Christie's «Ten Little Indians,» with the film set to follow the tale of an elite DEA task force who rob an underground drug cartel while operating under the guise of a warranted raid.

Also New This Week Murder on the Orient Express Mystery writer Agatha Christie's most famous detective, Hercule Poirot, is on the big screen again in director Kenneth Branagh's (who also plays Poirot) «Murder on the Orient Express.»

Starring Joseph Cotten and Orson Welles, the film follows writer Holly Martins (Cotten) who works to unravel the mystery behind the assumed death of his friend Harry Lime (Welles), finding romance, mystery and intrigue along the way.

In his 2008 article «True Crime: A Postmodern Murder Mystery,» The New Yorker's resident chronicler of deadly obsessions, David Grann, recounted the strange case of a Polish writer who became the prime suspect in an unsolved murder after a detective recognized details of the crime in his debut novel.

We uncover these mystery's with recently successful writer Juliet Ashton played by Lily James who's bubbly performance is just right for the quaintness of post-war Britain.

With deadpan humor and skeptical eye, the determined detective is on the case, and everyone who has the misfortune to be connected to Parker is a suspect — the failing mystery writer in town to sign books; the beautiful young wife, and the bookstore employee who appears to be more nervous than aggrieved.

* Like other entertainers, mystery writers seem to fall into three categories: — SuperStars: The best - seller list regulars, who usually fight to get out of the genre ASAP.

As part of Kids Comics Month, we got to chat with writer / artist Scott Gross, who tells us how he got into comics as a kid and what's coming up for the Mystery Gang!

Perish the Day is a riveting new mystery from John Farrow, an author who «brings a literary fiction writer's sensitivity to nuance and feel for landscape to this fine, character - rich thriller with a bang - up finish» (Booklist).

In Seattle, he wrote copy for ad agencies, a well - paid freelancer supported by creative directors who liked his (dreadful) first novel, Your Day in the Barrel, published by Atheneum - a book by a writer who wrote well but had nothing to write about, so he wrote a murder mystery.

She, like her character Meg, turned into a workaday writer, producing three mystery novels: Dead Clever, In Your Face, and Seaside (all three links go to the full text at Google), featuring the sassy sleuth, Lily Pascale, an English professor who just happens to specialize in horror and crime fiction as well as creative writing.

The more involved I get in the mystery / thriller / crime genre, the more I can appreciate the writers who do the work.

Verdict: 4 Stars Mystery writers have a whole new audience to write for considering the number of crossover fans who are picking up thriller titles today.

Mystery writers have a whole new audience to write for considering the number of crossover fans who are picking up thriller titles today.

If you like your mysteries to be all blood and guts and tidy endings, move on, but if you're interested in a writer of thoughtful noir crime fiction who includes Dashiell Hammett and Raymond Chandler in his list of favorite authors, and cites Dostoyevsky's Crime and Punishment as his favorite novel, stop right here!

We welcome new writers, aspiring authors, and anyone who simply loves a good mystery.

Romance, mystery and thrillers may capture all the headlines, but take a peek at non-fiction categories and you'll find many writers (who aren't Kon Mari surprise hits and celebrities) making a more than decent income.

Who are some of your favorite mystery writers?

I was a magazine writer who'd penned a few mysteries about firefighters.

Currently Looking For: Fiction that hits the sweet spot between commercial and literary with interesting settings and a strong narrative voice; mystery (particularly cozies and crossover literary — think Ordinary Grace by William Kent Krueger), literary thriller, and psychological suspense; and memoir by writers who connect the events of their lives to readers through incredible storytelling, as well as a wide variety of prescriptive and narrative nonfiction and gift books.

The Paul Mcdonald Mystery Series by J. Paul Drew: Wise - cracking ex-journalist Paul Mcdonald's main confidant is a cat named Spot; his best friend's a burglar who's trying to quit; his relationship status is commitment - phobic... what makes this writer think adding «P.I.» to his resume is a good idea?

Especially mystery writers, who have only * recently * gotten online....

Jimmy Kudo, the son of a world - renowned mystery writer, is a high school detective who has cracked the most baffling of cases.

I liked this book for a number of reasons: It is a mystery that let me think I had the answers to who and why — but, then again, maybe not; it sparked my interest to read more by Wilkie Collins (I love it when one author turns me on to other writers!)

A winning book from each category will be chosen through a multi-pronged judging process led by top Canadian authors — Charlotte Gray for Non-Fiction; Miriam Toews for Literary Fiction; and Ian Hamilton for Genre Fiction (Mystery), advisors who can help shape new writers» careers by imparting knowledge gained through their varied experiences within the industry.

The Mystery Writers of America Oscar - equivalent «Edgars» go to strong writers who are professionally reviewed and therefore have more visiWriters of America Oscar - equivalent «Edgars» go to strong writers who are professionally reviewed and therefore have more visiwriters who are professionally reviewed and therefore have more visibility.

805 Writers Conference is an annual event for writers, and this year had a number of wonderful speakers who covered a wide range of topics, including adapting fiction for the screen, writing a non-fiction proposal, writing mysteries and thrillers, writing articles, how to get published, how to sell books, and book marketing tWriters Conference is an annual event for writers, and this year had a number of wonderful speakers who covered a wide range of topics, including adapting fiction for the screen, writing a non-fiction proposal, writing mysteries and thrillers, writing articles, how to get published, how to sell books, and book marketing twriters, and this year had a number of wonderful speakers who covered a wide range of topics, including adapting fiction for the screen, writing a non-fiction proposal, writing mysteries and thrillers, writing articles, how to get published, how to sell books, and book marketing tactics.

With a hole in her heart and a cosmic identity yet to be discovered, the vegan orphan rock star accepts an invitation to find the key within herself that will unlock the mysteries of form.Little does she know, The Architect, from the race of philosophical beings who create our world of form, has been watching over her all her life.Grieving Erica, a teacher and writer from London, finds The Architect's fascinating letter in a glass bottle washed ashore on Brighton Beach.

My favorite author is Mindy Starns Clark who is a mystery writer because she writes with such insight and is very informative.

Today Ruth brings us a great pep talk from screenwriter and mystery novelist Michael Brandman, who this year was asked to take over the Jesse Stone novels of the legendary mystery writer, the late Robert B. Parker.

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JD Nixon who writes in the crime / mystery genre is one of Smashwords most prolific writers.

I know David Gaughran has some fairly accurate estimations that he's used before, but here's a what if for you: What if you could accurately model Amazon's ebook sales using data submitted by selfpub authors (which I remember seeing a blogger on the Writer's Cafe who was already doing this with extreme accuracy) combined with a sliding scale, using the same data, to determine sales at any given time (because being the # 5 bestseller in the Mystery category on Tuesday doesn't mean the same sales on Thursday).

The premier organization for mystery and crime writers, professionals allied to the crime writing field, aspiring crime writers, and folks who just love to read crime fiction

«On Amazon.co.uk, self - published works regularly show up in the top 100 bestselling books list, which this month includes The Girl Who Never Came Back by Amy Cross, a 30 - year - old self - published writer of paranormal and fantasy, dystopia and erotica; and The One You Love by Paul Pilkington, the first in his Emma Holden suspense mystery trilogy.

Now don't mis - understand me, co-op I guess could be done in any genre / game but outside of shooters it doesn't automatically make sense, Alan Wake is a psychological action thriller, set in an open world game where YOU play as a writer who's trying to discover the mystery of what seems to be your latest horror story which you can't even remember for some reason is now coming to life, in a small isolated town; oh and your wife has vanished too = Alan Wake himself IS the story, co-op in this case would be redundant for a story driven type game like Alan Wake since at its core its all about YOU deciding where to go an «unlocking» the plot for YOURSELF.