Sunday, June 9, 2019

The Top 10 Things Every Crime Writer Needs


     Moonless nights. 
     Cars with engine trouble.
     Lack of cell phone reception.
     Severe and unexpected weather systems.  
     Abandoned houses.
     Rookie partners.
     Childhood trauma.
     Wrong turns.
     The mafia.
     Failed marriages.  

What other tropes do you see in crime fiction?

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