The Lineup: The World's Greatest Crime Writers Tell the Inside Story of Their Greatest Detectives (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780316031943)

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.

Author: Otto Penzler
ISBN-10: 0316031941
ISBN-13: 9780316031943
Publisher: Back Bay Books
Language: English
Published: 11/18/2010
Pages: 416
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.40w x 1.10d

Review Citation(s):
New York Times Book Review 11/28/2010 pg. 28