A Handbook by the Mystery Writers of America
Edited with a foreword by Sue Grafton.
Introduction by Gregory Mcdonald.
Cincinnati, Ohio: Writer's Digest Books, (1992).
First edition, first printing.
First printing number code sequence 5 through 1 to the copyright page.
A collection of twenty-seven essays, guiding, sharing experiences, and instructing mystery genre writing, plus a writer's reference list by superior story craftsmen including Dick Lochte, Faye Kellerman, Jonathan Kellerman, Tony Hillerman, Lawrence Block, and etc.