A glance at any best-seller list will tell you how popular mystery, crime, and suspense stories are with readers. Most of you will find this perfectly understandable! There's nothing like the thrill of the chase or the intellectual challenge of trying to guess 'whodunit' or 'whydunit' before the sleuth.

If you're the writer, this presents you with a challenge. You have to juggle a lot of balls at once. You need to:

Oh, and did I mention that you have to write tight scenes, build the suspense, create believable conflict, and choose the correct viewpoint as well? Not to mention how to handle research...

Good thing, then, that this is all covered in The Busy Writer's Tips on Writing Mystery, Crime & Suspense!
Readers also get a bonus PDF with resources for Mystery/Crime Writers and a collection of all the reference articles mentioned in the book.

In the words of Kathryn Fox, internationally acclaimed author of medical thrillers (Cold Grave and five others):

"I wouldn't hesitate to recommend Marg McAlister's books to any aspiring or accomplished writers. She shares priceless insights into structure, characters, setting, action, suspense, and importantly, emotional punch. I'm working on my eighth and ninth books, and I still go back to Marg's books when writing. I have no doubt that following Marg's advice saves time, energy, and rewrites. A necessity in any crime writer's library!"