The elements of mystery fiction : writing a modern whodunit / William G. Tapply.

Tapply, William G.

Now write! mysteries : suspense, crime, thriller, and other mystery fiction exercises from today's best authors and teachers / edited by Sherry Ellis and Laurie Lamson.

Mystery women : an encyclopedia of leading women characters in mystery fiction / Colleen Barnett.

Barnett, Colleen A.

Agatha Christie : a companion to the mystery fiction / J.C. Bernthal.

Bernthal, J. C., 1989- author.

By a woman's hand : a guide to mystery fiction by women / Jean Swanson and Dean James.

Swanson, Jean (Jean R.)

The Ethnic detectives : masterpieces of mystery fiction / edited by Bill Pronzini and Martin H. Greenberg.

Silk stalkings : when women write of murder : a survey of series characters created by women authors in crime and mystery fiction / Victoria Nichols, Susan Thompson.

Nichols, Victoria, 1944-

Detectionary : a biographical dictionary of leading characters in detective and mystery fiction, including famous and little-known sleuths, their helpers, rogues both heroic and sinister, and some of their most memorable adventures, as recounted in novels, short stories, and films / compiled by Otto Penzler [and others] ; edited by Otto Penzler, Chris Steinbrunner & Marvin Lachman.

The frozen river : a novel / Ariel Lawhon.

Lawhon, Ariel, author.

The god of the woods / Liz Moore.

Moore, Liz, 1983- author.