Murder Far From the City Lights: Writing Rural Crime

Mystery & Crime • Writing Craft
2022
Featuring Brenda Donelan, Cathy Tully, Jeffrey Philips, Kathleen Donnelly, Lisa Wysocky, Richard F. McGonegal

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Crime looks different far from the city. This panel explores how isolation, community ties, and the land itself shape motive, tension, and tone in rural crime fiction, creating danger that feels both intimate and inescapable.

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