Sleuths At Every Age: Young, Old and In Between

Presented by: Allen Eskens | Becky Masterman | Janet Dawson | Mike Befeler | Thomas Perry

Categories: Mystery,Character Development,

Mystery writers discuss creating sleuths at every stage of life, from young investigators to seasoned detectives and everyone in between. This session explores how characters are conceived, shaped, and sustained across a series, and why age, experience, and perspective matter in building compelling crime solvers readers love to follow.

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