The Lineup
The World's Greatest Crime Writers Tell the Inside Story of Their Greatest Detectives
A great recurring character in a series you love becomes an old friend. You learn about their strange quirks and their haunted pasts and root for them every time they face danger. But where do some of the most fascinating sleuths in the mystery and thriller world really come from?
What was the real-life location that inspired Michael Connelly to make Harry Bosch a Vietnam vet tunnel rat? Why is Jack Reacher a drifter? How did a brief encounter in Botswana inspire Alexander McCall Smith to create Precious Ramotswe? In THE LINEUP, some of the top mystery writers in the world tell about the genesis of their most beloved characters--or, in some cases, let their creations do the talking.
What was the real-life location that inspired Michael Connelly to make Harry Bosch a Vietnam vet tunnel rat? Why is Jack Reacher a drifter? How did a brief encounter in Botswana inspire Alexander McCall Smith to create Precious Ramotswe? In THE LINEUP, some of the top mystery writers in the world tell about the genesis of their most beloved characters--or, in some cases, let their creations do the talking.
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Format: Electronic Book
Price: $9.99 US/$9.99 CAN
ISBN-13: 9780316071826
On Sale Date: 11/10/2009
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
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A great recurring character in a series you love becomes an old friend. You learn about their strange quirks and their haunted pasts and root for them every time they face danger. But where do some of the most fascinating sleuths in the mystery and thriller world really come from?
What was the real-life location that inspired Michael Connelly to make Harry Bosch a Vietnam vet tunnel rat? Why is Jack Reacher a drifter? How did a brief encounter in Botswana inspire Alexander McCall Smith to create Precious Ramotswe? In THE LINEUP, some of the top mystery writers in the world tell about the genesis of their most beloved characters--or, in some cases, let their creations do the talking.
What was the real-life location that inspired Michael Connelly to make Harry Bosch a Vietnam vet tunnel rat? Why is Jack Reacher a drifter? How did a brief encounter in Botswana inspire Alexander McCall Smith to create Precious Ramotswe? In THE LINEUP, some of the top mystery writers in the world tell about the genesis of their most beloved characters--or, in some cases, let their creations do the talking.
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- Trade Paperback (1)
- Electronic Book (1)
Product Details
- Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
- Price: $9.99 US/$9.99 CAN
- ISBN-13: 9780316071826
- On Sale Date: 11/10/2009
- Publisher: None
- List Price: $15.99
- Pages: 416
- Physical Dimensions: 5-1/2" x 8-1/4"
- ISBN-13: 9780316031943
- On Sale Date: 11/10/2009
- Publisher: None
- List Price: $9.99
- ISBN-13: 9780316071826
- On Sale Date: 11/10/2009
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