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Where’s the Party? Crime fiction, thrillers, and mysteries

Posted on February 29, 2012

There’s a Crime Fiction Writers group on LinkedIn that I belong to. Recently, this question was posed: what’s the difference between crime fiction, thrillers, and mysteries? I thought about it and responded:

Crime fiction: the party’s going to happen
Thrillers: the party’s happening
Mystery: the party’s over. Who drank all the beer?

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Posted in: Excellence in Writing | Tagged: Agatha Christie, author, craft, crime fiction, ebook, Elmore Leonard, Heat, Kindle, mystery, novel, play fair, plot, Resevoir Dogs, suspense, Ten Little Indians, thriller, Wallander, writing

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