Why Setting Can Make or Break an Amateur Sleuth

Mystery & Crime • Writing Craft
2021
Featuring Jane Bock, John Carenen, Linda Lovely, Linda Sands, Lois Winston, Maria Hudgins

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Moderated by Linda Sands, Jane Bock, John Carenen, Linda Lovely, Lois Winston, and Maria Hudgins focus on how setting shapes an amateur sleuth. They discuss how environment influences behavior, opportunity, and credibility, and why place matters as much as personality.

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