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Mark Bruce, Writer.

Creator of the Minerva James Mysteries

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Waiting for Word

There’s a scene in the movie Elizabeth where we see the young princess standing in a large courtyard where she’s being held captive. A lone horseman gallops toward her and she thinks he’s coming to tell her that she’s going to be sent to the Tower of London. Instead, he jumps off his horse and…

Stumbling Onto a Solution

Okay, it’s not easy to write mysteries. You have to have a compelling lead character. You have to set the scene. You have to plant clues all over the place. And you have to have a satisfying solution. This seems to be a problem. I recall once reading a mystery by a very famous author,…

Award-Winning…Yes, It’s True

Oh, me of little faith. If you are a regular reader of this little blog (and if you’re not, what’s the problem? Aren’t I pretty enough? Don’t I make you laugh? Am I a clown?), you know that I have entered into Killer Nashville’s Claymore Award four years in a row. It’s an award for…

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