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Write a thriller: Character drives plot

Memorable characters are at the heart of crime writing success Joseph Wambaugh was a Los Angeles Police Department detective sergeant before he became …

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Why you should break Elmore Leonard’s writing rules…sometimes

Elmore Leonard, who died yesterday at 87, has 10 rules for writing. They don’t cover most of the important points of writing. They could really be …

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About Matt Rees

Matt Rees

Matt Rees is the award-winning author of nine novels published in 23 languages. He has been compared to Graham Greene, Georges Simenon and Henning Mankell.

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