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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Murder One is a good, broad, writers guide to homicide.
"Murder One" accomplishes its purpose: It is a good writer's guide to homicide. Its breadth dictates lack of deep detail. It covers murder: weapons, business murders, narcotics murders, gang murders, organized-crime murders, contract murders, crime-of-passion murders and thrill/lust, sexual, mass, serial, vehicular and bizarre murders. All books, including "Murder...
Published on September 24, 1999 by Douglas H. Haden
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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
An Addition To Your Reference Library, Not A Stand-Alone
Murder One contains a lot of case studies of actual crimes. It also details motives and methods on all sorts of crimes including drug distribution, parents who kill their children and serial killers. While this book is a great quick reference book, solid crime writing requires a little more depth than this book offers. It's worth having, though, to get you started on...
Published on January 5, 2001 by FictionAddiction.NET
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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Murder One is a good, broad, writers guide to homicide.,
By Douglas H. Haden (Ridgecrest, CA United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Murder One: A Writer's Guide to Homicide (Howdunit Series) (Paperback)
"Murder One" accomplishes its purpose: It is a good writer's guide to homicide. Its breadth dictates lack of deep detail. It covers murder: weapons, business murders, narcotics murders, gang murders, organized-crime murders, contract murders, crime-of-passion murders and thrill/lust, sexual, mass, serial, vehicular and bizarre murders.All books, including "Murder One", I have read in the "Howdunit Series" have been incredibly helpful.
9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
An Addition To Your Reference Library, Not A Stand-Alone,
This review is from: Murder One: A Writer's Guide to Homicide (Howdunit Series) (Paperback)
Murder One contains a lot of case studies of actual crimes. It also details motives and methods on all sorts of crimes including drug distribution, parents who kill their children and serial killers.While this book is a great quick reference book, solid crime writing requires a little more depth than this book offers. It's worth having, though, to get you started on the right track.
4 of 20 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Poorly written book.,
By A Customer
This review is from: Murder One: A Writer's Guide to Homicide (Howdunit Series) (Paperback)
The main drawback of this book is that the poor chapters about different types of homicide are not followed by any further literature.
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Murder One: A Writer's Guide to Homicide (Howdunit Series) by Mauro V. Corvasce (Paperback - June 1997)
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