Crime writers

Tuesday 5th August 2008

Best-selling crime fiction writers share their advice and experience on writing a gripping read

Have you ever wondered why an author would choose to write about gruesome murders and strange criminal minds?

Some very successful authors of crime novels talk to womanandhome.com to about what makes them tick

Ruth Rendell
"I came into crime writing by accident" - find out how the best-selling author, who also writes as Barbara Vine, became a fantastic crime writer.

Donna Leon
"I started writing crime because of a conversation with a friend, who was a Sicilian conductor" - discover how a random discussion led to her first crime novel, and learn just how similar she is to her protagonist Commissario Brunetti.

Kathy Reichs
"I work as a forensic anthropologist... It was natural I'd write crime fiction and that my heroine Temperance Brennan would at least professionally mirror me." How similar are the character and the novelist? Read our interview to find out more...

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