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Web Sites

Sisters in Crime (National organization):
www.sistersincrime.org
SinC links to authors and books:
www.sistersincrime.org/authors.html
SinC links to local SinC chapters:
www.sistersincrime.org/links.html
SinC links to events, conferences, trade shows:
www.sistersincrime.org/events.shtml
Sisters in Crime Internet Chapter:
www.sinc-ic.org
ClueLass: home of the Bloodstained Bookshelf (current/upcoming mystery titles) the Deadly Directory, and more
www.cluelass.com
Every mystery book you ever wanted to look up:
www.magicdragon.com/UltimateMystery/authors.html
MysteryNet.com: books, chats, resources related to mysteries:
www.mysterynet.com/
Northwest Independent Editors Guild, an alliance of about a hundred professional freelance editors in the Pacific Northwest:
www.edsguild.org
Organized Crime, a crime statistics site:
www.crime.org/
Crime About.Com, current issues related to crime:
crime.about.com
Writers Digests's Web site - online workshops, resources:
www.writersdigest.com

Mystery Writers' Resource List

Provided by Cindy Bentson, Chapter Co-President

  • So You're Going to do an Author Signing. Date unknown. Compiled by Barbara D'Amato, Sisters in Crime. 24 pages.
  • By A Woman's Hand. A Guide to Mystery Fiction by Women, Second Edition. 1996. J. Swanson & D. James. New York, NY: Berkley Prime Crime Book. 277 pages.
  • Deadly Doses: A Writer's Guide to Poisons. 1990. S.D. Stevens with A. Klarner. Cincinnati, OH: Writer's Digest Books. 304 pages.
  • Cause of Death: A Writer's Guide to Death, Murder and Forensic Medicine. 1992. K.D. Wilson. Cincinnati, OH: Writer's Digest Books. 207 pages.
  • Amateur Detectives: A Writer's Guide to How Private Citizens Solve Criminal Cases. 1996. E.R. Chase & A. Wingate. Cincinnati, OH: Writer's Digest Books. 232 pages.
  • Malicious Intent: A Writer's Guide to How Murderers, Robbers, Rapists and Other Criminals Think. 1995. S.P. Mactire. Cincinnati, OH: Writer's Digest Books. 240 pages.
  • Missing Persons: A Writer's Guide to Finding the Lost, the Abducted, and the Escaped. 1997. F. Faron. Cincinnati, OH: Writer's Digest Books. 272 pages.
  • Body Trauma: A Writer's Guide to Wounds and Injuries. 1996. D.W. Page. Cincinnati, OH: Writer’s Digest Books. 240 pages.
  • Murder One: A Writer's Guide to Homicide. 1997. M.V. Corvasce & J.R. Paglino. Cincinnati, OH: Writer’s Digest Books. 240 pages.
  • Just the Facts, Ma'am: A Writer's Guide to Investigators and Investigation Techniques. 1998. G. Fallis. Cincinnati, OH: Writer's Digest Books. 325 pages.
  • Rip-Off: A Writer's Guide to Crimes of Deception.. 1998. F. Faron. Cincinnati, OH: Writer's Digest Books
  • You Can Write a Mystery. 1999. G. Roberts. Cincinnati, OH: Writer's Digest Books. 128 pages.
  • 2000 Guide to Literary Agents. 2000. Edited by D. Dickerson. Cincinnati, OH: Writer's Digest Books. 335 pages.
  • Literary Agents: A Writers Introduction. 1999. J.F. Baker. Cincinnati, OH: Writer's Digest Books. 256 pages.
  • The Insider's Guide to Getting an Agent. 1999. L. Perkins. Cincinnati, OH: Writer's Digest Books. 240 pages.
  • The Writer's Complete Crime Reference Book. 1993. M. Roth. Cincinnati, OH: Writer's Digest Books. 304 pages.
  • Your Novel Proposal: From Creation to Contract. 1999. B. Camenson & M.J. Cook. Cincinnati, OH: Writer's Digest Books. 256 pages.
  • The Handy History Answer Book. 1999. R.N. Ferguson. Cincinnati, OH: Writer's Digest Books. 608 pages.
  • Encyclopedia of Native American Tribes, Revised Edition. 1999. C. Waldman, M. Braun, illustrator. Cincinnati, OH: Writer's Digest Books. 336 pages.
  • Infiltrate the FBI: A Comprehensive Reference Guide from J. Edgar Hoover to The X-Files. 2000. Edited by G. Theoharis. Cincinnati, OH: Writer's Digest Books. 424 pages.
  • Writing Mysteries. M. Lucke. 1999. Cincinnati, OH: Writer's Digest Books. 280 pages.
  • Creating Plot. J.M. Davis.2000. Cincinnati, OH: Writer's Digest Books. 208 pages.
  • Crafting Scenes. R. Obstfeld. 2000. Cincinnati, OH: Writer's Digest Books. 208 pages.
  • Thunder and Lightning: Cracking Open the Writer's Craft. 2000. N. Goldberg. Cincinnati, OH: Writer's Digest Books. 328 pages.
  • The Writer's Guide to Everyday Life in the 1800s. 1993. M. McCutcheon. Cincinnati, OH: Writer's Digest Books. 320 pages.
  • Everyday Life During the Civil War. 1999. M.J. Varhola. Cincinnati, OH: Writer's Digest Books. 288 pages.
  • The Writer's Guide to Everyday Life in the Wild West. 1999. C. Moulton. Cincinnati, OH: Writer's Digest Books. 336 pages.
  • The Writer's Guide to Everyday Life in Regency and Victorian England. 1998. K. Hughes. Cincinnati, OH: Writer's Digest Books. 240 pages.
  • The Writer's Guide to Everyday Life in Renaissance England. 1996. K.L. Emerson. Cincinnati, OH: Writer's Digest Books. 272 pages.
  • The Writer's Guide to Everyday Life in Colonial America. 1999. D. Taylor. Cincinnati, OH: Writer's Digest Books. 288 pages.
  • The Writer's Guide to Everyday Life from Prohibition through World War II. 1995. M. McCutcheon. Cincinnati, OH: Writer's Digest Books 272 pages.
  • Everyday Life in the Middle Ages -- The British Isles from 500 - 1500. 2000. S. Kenyon. Cincinnati, OH: Writer's Digest Books. 256 pages.