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Heist Novel

Making the Familiar Unfamiliar (and Vice Versa) in Crime Fiction

Author Mailan Doquang shares a few ways that writers can make the familiar unfamiliar (and vice versa) in crime fiction and other works.

Heists and Historical Context: Why I Set My Novel During the Great Exhibition of 1851 M. K. Lobb

Tess Amy: Be Relentlessly, Illogically Positive Robert Lee Brewer

6 Reasons We Love to Read, Write, and Watch Heist Stories Parker Adams

8 Tips for Plotting a Great Heist Novel (or How to Be a Thief)Sara Desai

Sara Desai: On Writing a Romance Comedy Heist Mashup Robert Lee Brewer

Writer’s Digest Official Book Club Selection: Portrait of a Thief Writers Digest Staff

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