All the advice and tips you need to write a mystery. Discusses novel structure, genres, preferred crimes, modern research techniques, developing characters, plotting, dialogue, and editing. Contains many practical exercises to improve your analysis and writing skills. Written by veteran author and publisher Michael Havelin.

A Ben Bones genealogical murder mystery. Bastardy bonds after the Civil War in North Carolina & a tangled web resulting therefrom.

A business with problems peopled by folks who don't like each other and want... what? It makes for a real interpersonal tangle. Who will come out on top? Will anyone?

They wanted to start their own church, but no matter how hard they tried... High quality satire.

Havelin's short stories of mystery, intrigue, dark humor and even some sonnets.