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Jun 2007, 384 pages
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May 2008, 384 pages
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Author's Picks: Getting
the Right Mix
In writing Origin, I searched high and low for models to help
me understand how one might go about combining a "literary" depth of characters
and setting with the suspense of a "genre" mystery or thriller. Eventually, I
found several novels that seemed to work for me as basic guides to achieving
this balance. Among those books, these were some of the most exciting to work
with:
I consulted many books on fingerprinting technique and forensics, but some of the technical guides that were most useful to me were:
Special mention should go to the Discovery Fingerprinting Kit, a junior
forensics lab that includes rubber stamps, fingerprinting powder, and cards, and
is recommended for ages eight and up as well as forin my humble opinionnovice
writers of thrillers!
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