Description
Frey, James N.. New York: St. Martin’s Press 2004 First Edition. “First Edition” stated plus full number line. xi, 271 pages. Signed by the author. A clean, attractive copy. “…the key to a good mystery isn’t picking clues and getting the technical stuff right; it’s a matter of finding the right people to tell your story, finding the right words to frame it, finding the right sequence of events to maximize suspense. Frey also spends time on an important but frequently neglected aspect of the writerly trade: the audience. Who reads mysteries, and what do they expect from them?” Book: Very Good. Dust Jacket: Very Good.
