The First Two Pages

Every Tuesday, a mystery writer explains how he or she faced the challenges of those brutally difficult–and vitally important–first two pages.

Analyzing the First Page of A Gift for Murder

Karen McCullough Here is the first page of the print edition of my mystery novel, A Gift for Murder: ***…

Amy Reade I spent a seemingly-endless amount of time on the first page of my new novel, The House on…

Jan Christensen Often PI novels start with the beautiful woman hiring the hardened PI for one reason or another. And…

Peg Herring The Loser Mysteries begin with Killing Silence, published in 2012. I’d spent several months in a very nice neighborhood…