Patricia Highsmith, author of Strangers On a Train, The Talented Mr.Ripley, Found In The Street, and many other books, is known as one of the finest suspense novelists. In this book, she analyzes the key elements of suspense fiction, drawing upon her own experience in four decades as a working writer. She talks about, among other topics; how to develop a complete story from an ...(展开全部)

乔伊斯·卡罗尔·欧茨（Joyce Carol Oates，1938－）美国当代著名女作家。已三度获得诺贝尔文学奖提名。 欧茨是一位多产作家，自1963年出版首部短篇小说集《北门边》（By the North Gate）以来，迄今为止已发表《他们》《被诅咒的》等长篇小说四十余部，另著有多部短篇小说、诗歌、戏剧、随笔、文学评论等文集。1970年以长篇小说代表作《他们》（Them）获得美国国家图书奖，《人间乐园》（A Garden of Earthly Delights，1966）等5部小说曾得到图书奖提名奖，《漆黑的水》（Black Water，1992）等3部作品曾获普利策提名奖，《大瀑布》（The Falls，2004）荣获2005年度法国费米纳文学奖。 欧茨素以揭露美国社会的暴力行径和罪恶现象而闻名。题材涉及政治，法律，宗教及强奸、乱伦、谋杀、骚扰...(展开全部)

乔伊斯·卡罗尔·欧茨（Joyce Carol Oates，1938－）美国当代著名女作家。已三度获得诺贝尔文学奖提名。 欧茨是一位多产作家，自1963年出版首部短篇小说集《北门边》（By the North Gate）以来，迄今为止已发表《他们》《被诅咒的》等长篇小说四十余部，另著有多部短篇小说、诗歌、戏剧、随笔、文学评论等文集。1970年以长篇小说代表作《他们》（Them）获得美国国家图书奖，《人间乐园》（A Garden of Earthly Delights，1966）等5部小说曾得到图书奖提名奖，《漆黑的水》（Black Water，1992）等3部作品曾获普利策提名奖，《大瀑布》（The Falls，2004）荣获2005年度法国费米纳文学奖。 欧茨素以揭露美国社会的暴力行径和罪恶现象而闻名。题材涉及政治，法律，宗教及强奸、乱伦、谋杀、骚扰...(展开全部)

At its best, conflict pulls readers into a story and suspense carries them along until its conclusion. In this new book in the "Elements of Fiction Writing" series, bestselling writing instructor and author of more than 15 thrillers, James Scott Bell shows writers how to take their work from a ho-hum read to a dramatic page-turner, regardless of genre or form. Writers learn how...(展开全部)

The master of suspense presents 47 spine-tingling tales of murder most foul, taken from the annals of Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine. Profit, revenge, or assassination: whatever the motive, these stories feature all the twists, turns, and terror mystery lovers long for. Meet the acrostic puzzle maker who foretells the fate of her enemies, the chess player who makes some un...(展开全部)

Now a major French film Au revoir là-haut - Prix Goncourt-winning masterpiece by the writer who brought you Alex, Irène and Camille. October 1918: the war on the Western Front is all but over. Desperate for one last chance of promotion, the ambitious Lieutenant Henri d'Aulnay Pradelle sends two scouts over the top, and secretly shoots them in the back to incite his men to heroi...(展开全部)

In the mesmerizing, powerful conclusion to the blockbuster hit "The Language of Bees," Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes are each on the trail of exposing a ruthless villain. Will being apart help them solve a devilishly difficult mystery, or make them easier targets?

Jane K. Cleland is the author of the best-selling and multiple award-wining Josie Prescott Antiques Mysteries (St. Martin's Minotaur). Jane also writes short stories (Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine) and articles and books about the craft of writing (Writer's Digest magazine and Writer's Digest Books), including the bestselling and Agatha-winning book, Mastering Suspense, Str...(展开全部)