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	Plymouth Library Teen Zone Booklists-- Mysteries for Teens
		A second grisly murder mystery is unfolding at Somerset University, and Jenna Blake's job as a pathology assistant at the local hospital brings her too close to the haunting crimes.
		While attempting to solve the mystery of a stolen jewel, Seikei, a merchant's son who longs to be a samurai, joins a group of kabuki actors in eighteenth-century Japan.
		A swashbuckling mystery set in England in the year 1193 traces the investigation of Justin de Quincy, the trusted confidant of Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine, into the disappearance of Eleanor's son Richard Lionheart and the rumors concerning a conspiracy involving his brother John.
	plymouthlibrary.org /mystbib.htm (2991 words)

	Mystery Writers Links and Resources
		Mystery Writers of America: Is the premier organization for mystery writers and other professionals in the mystery field.
		Mystery Writers Forum, The: Mystery writers and aspiring mystery authors who are sharing our trial, tribulations, research problems and triumphs on a supportive threaded bulletin board system.
		Mystery Readers International: MRI is the largest mystery fan/reader organization in the world, is open to all readers, fans, critics, editors, publishers, and writers.
	www.redinkworks.com /mystery_writers.htm (2641 words)

	Mystery fiction
		Mystery fiction is a distinct subgenre of detective fiction that entails the occurrence of an unknown event which requires the protagonist to make known (or solve).
		An import contribution to mystery fiction in the 1920's was the development of the juvenile mystery by Edward Stratemeyer.
		An organization for the authors of mystery, detective, and crime fiction was begun in 1945, called the Mystery Writers of America.
	en.mcfly.org /Mystery+fiction (462 words)

	Mystery Lists by Topic
		A Bit of Whimsey: Mysteries and Academia - This is an extensive list of mysteries in an academic setting compiles by Eden Kuhlenschmidt and the members of Dorothy-L. Campus Crimes - List of academic mysteries compiled by the Supper Sleuths of the Beebe Library.
		Art Mysteries - This list is by the Supper Sleuths of the Beebe Public Library.
		This list is compiled by the Molly Williams of the Waterboro Library.
	www.sldirectory.com /libsf/booksf/mystery/topic.html (1709 words)

	MISC.WRITING MAILING LISTS
		This mailing list was developed for advanced or published authors with the purpose of helping them share their work, offer and receive criticism, and pass along useful and timely information on the craft.
		REWRITE is a private, moderated mailing list for writers of all levels of experience and all forms of writing.
		The list is available in both normal and digest versions; instructions for subscribing can be found in the Membersip Area of the World-Building Email List web site or contact the List Administrator via email: Chad Ryan Thomas.
	www.mw-land.com /mwmlist.shtml (1467 words)

	Mysteries - Readers Advisory - Palm Beach County Library System
		Includes an alphabetic list of mystery writers, a history of the genre, a glossary and lots of links.
		MRI is the largest mystery fan/reader organization in the world, is open to all readers, fans, critics, editors, publishers, and writers.
		Mystery Writers of America, Inc., is the premier organization for mystery writers and other professionals in the mystery field.
	www.pbclibrary.com /read-mysteries.htm (1154 words)

	Writers Organizations (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		National Writers Union: The National Writers Union (NWU) is the trade union for freelance writers of all genres, committed to improving the economic and working conditions of freelance writers.
		Sisters in Crime: Sisters in Crime exists to combat discrimination against women in the mystery field, educate publishers and the general public as to the inequalities in the treatment of female authors, and raise the level of awareness of their contribution to the field.
		The Society of American Travel Writers: Now in its 42nd year, SATW is a tax-exempt professional association whose purpose is to promote responsible journalism, provide professional support and development for members, and to encourage the conservation and preservation of travel resources worldwide.
	www.manuscriptediting.com /organizations.htm (2062 words)

	Mystery Writers of America - Mid-Atlantic Chapter
		Welcome to Mystery Writers of America's Mid-Atlantic Chapter.
		Mystery Writers of America, Inc. was established in 1945 by a dozen or so like-minded mystery writers for the purpose of promoting and protecting the interests and welfare of mystery writers and to increase the esteem and literary recognition given to the genre.
		October is Kids Love a Mystery Month, and for two years the Chapter held Halloween costume parties at the Bethesda Writers Center.
	www.mwa-ma.org (464 words)

	Fiction Department - Enoch Pratt Free Library
		The mystery or crime story is one of the oldest and most loved forms of fiction.
		The premise of this traditional mystery form is that a murder is committed in a room where, upon investigation, it is discovered that there was no way of entering and exiting the area without leaving a trace.
		This books explains for writers different ways a person can die (accidents, murder, suicide), how the body is handled (in emergency rooms, morgues, and funeral homes), and even how an autopsy is performed.
	www.epfl.net /slrc/fiction/ewg_mystery.html (2143 words)

	Telegraph \| News \| The mystery writers on Booker list
		The writers included a Maltese-Welsh first-time novelist, a marathon runner and a 72-year-old former doctor who has never been published in Britain.
		A host of heavyweight writers failed to make it to the shortlist, including J G Ballard, A S Byatt, Michael Ondaatje, author of The English Patient, Julian Barnes, Malcolm Bradbury and the much-fancied 25-year-old Londoner Zadie Smith.
		He said "A lot of writers of distinction were producing this year but not all of them were producing their best work.
	www.telegraph.co.uk /news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2000/10/06/nbook06.xml (405 words)

	Adult Booklists: CRIME NOVELS and MYSTERY FICTION (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		List of mystery writers, identifying details about their female sleuths, and list of titles in series.
		List of authors of capers ("Books we classify as capers are defined by their humorous narration, scrambling action, bumbling but lovable characters, and sheer fun"), with titles, publication dates, and ratings, with links to reviews.
		Lists of mystery bibliographies, in categories such as historical mysteries, women mystery writers (further divided), female P.I.s, cozies, the golden age, with author, sleuth, titles, and setting/time provided.
	www.waterborolibrary.org /bklistm.htm (10377 words)

	A Guide to Classic Mystery and Detection (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The other articles are listed in chronological order of the mystery authors they discuss; each can be read independently.
		This is followed by essays on the mystery writers in the category.
		Short stories are listed in bullet form under the collections in which they appear; or they can be listed by themselves in quotes.
	members.aol.com /MG4273/classics.htm (590 words)

	IMBA
		Our membership directory list mystery bookstores throughout the country --Canada and the UK,too.
		Heading the paperback bestsellers is EIGHT OF SWORDS, by David Skibbins, a mystery with an unconventional, fortune-telling, counter-culture hero that won the 2004 Malice Domestic/St. Martin's Press contest for Best First Traditional Mystery.
		The Independent Mystery Booksellers Association looks back at the 1900s and have compiled a list of favorites.
	www.mysterybooksellers.com (231 words)

	INK - Mystery Writer's INK
		Mystery Writers Ink was incorporated as a non-profit society in
		Edna Sheedy is a wonderful author of mystery suspense based out of Victoria as well as a lovely lady to meet.
		Will be available on amazon worldwide in a few weeks depending on how long before they update their catalogues.
	mysterywritersink.com (590 words)

	Writers Write -- The Write Resource -- Books, Writing and Publishing
		Join a community of published and aspiring writers who will help you improve your novels, short stories, and poems.
		Writers Write, Inc. does not sell or distribute subscribers' email addresses to third parties.
		Our editors have picked out what they think are the best products for writers and book lovers; there's something for every budget, from big to very small.
	www.writerswrite.com (888 words)

	Amazon.com: Writing Mysteries: A Handbook by the Mystery Writers of America: Books: Mystery Writers of America,Sue ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		In this new, revised edition of the Mystery Writers of America classic, Sue Grafton weaves the experience of today's top mystery authors into a comprehensive mystery writing "how-to." Writers will learn how to piece a perfect mystery together and create realistic stories that are taut, immediate and fraught with tension.
		The biggest failing of Writing Mysteries is that, regardless of what the table of contents promises, it presents no real strategy for approaching the complex task of planning and writing a book-length manuscript.
		More experienced writers may find some of the focus a bit tedious, but that very same beginner focus has come in handy for me a number of times (usually when a project is losing steam, or I'm having difficulty with pacing...
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1582971021?v=glance (2050 words)

	Top Ten
		Fred Dannay, the scholar and bibliophile of the duo, also founded Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine and served as editor-in-chief from its creation in 1941 until the last year of his life, launching the careers of several topflight mystery writers and countless minor talents, including me.
		He also edited countless mystery and science fiction anthologies, wrote up to three radio scripts a week, and was an aficionado of everything from football to limericks to opera to gourmet cooking to politics.
		So there's my list of favorite mystery writers among those who are male, American and dead.
	www.slu.edu /publications/gc/v4-2/top_ten.shtml (919 words)

	List of mystery writers - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Janwillem van de Wetering born (1931), (pseudonyms include Seiko Legru), (Grijpstra and de Gier novels and short stories, Saito Masanoboe short stories, Jannie Jansen short stories)
		Official site of the Mystery Writers of America
		This page was last modified 04:47, 11 June 2006.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_mystery_writers (143 words)

	DorothyL - The Official Website
		This list, compiled by DorothyLers for Dorothylers, should help you decide what to nominate for the 2006 Anthony Awards.
		DorothyL is a discussion and idea list for the lovers of the mystery genre.
		It was concocted by a group of women librarians at a July 1991 Washington, D.C. meeting of the Association of Research Libraries and named in honor of one of the great women mystery writers of the century.
	www.dorothyl.com (293 words)

	Detective Stories
		Other writers like Conan Doyle developed the characteristics of the eccentric English detective to a great extent and no reading of English detective fiction would be complete without including these two writers.
		Writers such as Dorothy L. Sayers, Margery Allingham, Michael Innes and Edmund Crispin created a particularly beguiling type of academic detective story, often set in a university environment which goes far beyond a 'whodunnit?' puzzle in its scope and often includes a wide range of literary and artistic allusion.
		The best account of this genre and of its meaning and function is given by W.H. Auden in his essay 'The Guilty Vicarage' included in The Dyer's Hand.
	www.angelfire.com /ak/auden/detect.html (211 words)

	ATN Book Lists
		In the meantime, if you have trouble finding a particular list, you may want to utilize the "Find on page" link in your browser.
		These recommendations are harvested from a variety of listserv such as LM_NET, Childlit, Booktalkers @egroups.com, YALSA, etc. The reading lists were started as part of a librarian collaborative project, All Together Now, begun by Dale Copps.
		Permission is granted for the noncommercial duplication and use of this resource, provided it is substantially unchanged from its present form and appropriate credit is given.
	nancykeane.com /rl (311 words)

	List of Scottish writers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		List of English language first and second generation modernist writers
		List of authors on Islam by period and bias
		List of French Canadian writers from outside Quebec
	read-and-go.hopto.org /Lists-of-writers/List-of-Scottish-writers.html (190 words)

	Links for Writers
		Writer's Write Lots of articles and information for writers.
		Romance Writers of America A must visit site for romance writers, also has publisher's website list.
		Judith Kelman's Writer's Room This mystery writer has some interesting and helpful advice for writers.
	www.angelfire.com /md/meadowlark/links.html (443 words)

	Murder Must Advertise
		Welcome to Murder Must Advertise, an email discussion list for every author who wonders about the best way to promote a new mystery book.
		The list is named after Dorothy L. Sayers' 1933 book, in which Lord Peter Wimsey takes a job working undercover at Pym's Publicity.
		Community calendar - listing conventions and conferences of interest to MMA members.
	www.murdermustadvertise.com (211 words)

	Wisconsin Bibliographies in Women's Studies: Women Mystery Writers (Androski, 1995)
		[This three-part annotated bibliography "WOMEN MYSTERY WRITERS," by Helene Androski, is number 74 of the series "Wisconsin Bibliographies in Women's Studies," published by the University of Wisconsin Women's Studies Librarian's Office, 430 Memorial Library, 728 State Street, Madison, WI 53706; email: the Women's Studies Librarian.
		Given annually by the Mystery Writers of America.
		WOMEN MYSTERY WRITERS SERIES II TEA AT THE VICARAGE Although not all of their works are set in an English village, the following mystery writers all feature a minimum of violence or other distressing subject matter.
	www.library.wisc.edu /libraries/WomensStudies/bibliogs/mystery.html (2973 words)

	The Mystery Series List (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The following table contains a list of mystery writers and the series associated with them; use your browser's search function to look for specifics.
		This list was originally compiled by L Ambedian, K Ardill, A Chester, D Farrell, W Morgan, M Saaft and M Surette.
		This Mystery Readers Ring site is owned by Leslie Ambedian.
	www.wiznet.ca /~ambedian/mystery_table.html (464 words)

	Sharan Newman-Author of the Catherine Levendeur Mystery Series...and More
		Another site containing news and reviews about mystery writers is The Mystery Reader, edited by Cathy Sova.
		This is my friend and fellow medieval mystery writer, Sharon Kay Penman.
		A compendium of articles, columns, and even jokes, written by a wide variety of mystery writers, editors, agents, publishers, booksellers, film and tv producers, conference organizers, knowledgeable critics and more for and about the mystery writing scene.
	www.hevanet.com /sharan/links (201 words)

	Amazon.com: Writing the Modern Mystery (Genre Writing Series): Books: Barbara Norville (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Writing Mysteries: A Handbook by the Mystery Writers of America by Mystery Writers of America
		She brings her 20+ years of experience into the book through a detailed analysis of the modern mystery, but still cautions the new writer that the genre is changing as she writes.
		It covers what makes a mystery, motive, plotting, the opening/middle/end, what makes a memorable character, and presenting your manuscript.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0898795230?v=glance (646 words)

	Mystery Writers @ Spoiled Ink Writing Community
		Submit your poems and stories, get and give feedback, interact with other writers, poets, authors and readers...
		Following is the list of all Mystery Writers that also are members of Spoiled Ink.
		Mystery, thriller, romance all with a touch of the paranormal.
	www.spoiledink.com /Genres/Mystery (102 words)

	Mystery Writers of America - Mystery Fiction Links
		Mystery Writing and Crime Resources - a well-organized compilation of links to other sites
		Gaslight - a discussion list for mystery, suspense, and popular literature of the period 1890-1914
		A Guide to Classic Mystery and Detection - book-length set of essays on the history of the period
	www.mysterywriters.org /pages/resources/links/mystery.htm (341 words)

	How Writers Use the Internet--Writers contests in one convenient location at Robin's Nest for Writers and Web Surfers
		Certainly one of the best ways for a writer to get impartial feedback is by entering writers' contests.
		Word Museum offers writers' competitions in categories such as romance, mainstream, science fiction, and children's each season.
		Robin Nobles is a freelance writer who can be reached at smslady@netdoor.com.
	www2.netdoor.com /~smslady/articles/wr-contests.html (247 words)

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