The Lineup: The World's Greatest Crime Writers Tell the Inside Story of Their Greatest Detectives Audiobook

" I read about the detectives I normally read about: Lincoln Rhyme, Peter Decker/Rina Lazarus, Alex Delaware, Lou Boldt & Aloysius X. Pendergast. "

" Good overview of greatest crime writers; interesting; gave me ideas re:who I would like to read more of in the future; American, British and Scotch authors, male & female. Interesting, but a little long. "

" I enjoy reading about my favorite leading characters from the mystery series that I read. I read the chapters first for the series I read and later went back to read about other characters I am not familiar with. I now have a list of new authors to try. There were a couple of chapters that I didn't finish because I didn't like the writer's style and now I know I wouldn't want to read one of their books. Very interesting because each author wrote their chapter however they wanted. Some were stories, others were like interviews with the character, and some were straight from the author about what inspired the series and their writing career. "

" Not quite what I was expecting (thought it'd be stories, and not insights on how author's came up with their ideas) but still enjoyed it. "

" This book has authors tell how they came up with their heros/antiheros. VERY interesting. "

" a collection of some famous and not-so-famous crime writers describing their main protagnonists. "

" So far, I have found at least 4 if not more authors that I want to explore that I've never read. "

" Fascinating insights into the stories and background behind the characters in some of my favorite Mystery novels. John Connelly, Robert Crais, Lee Child and Ken Bruen's chapters were particularly interesting to me. "

" Want to know where Elvis Cole,Spenser,Jack Reacher,Harry Bosch or Joe Pike came from? In this collection of stories & interviews tell the inside story behind their greatest detectives. This is a must have for any fan of detective fiction. "

" A very interesting book for the mystery/thriller junkie. "

" Some of the sections were better than others, of course, but overall I really enjoyed hearing the backstory of so many of my favorite mystery characters. "

" Really enjoyed getting a direct, author's description of how they came to write their well-known series from Lee Child, Michael Connelly, Robert Crais, Stephen Hunter and many others. "

" I only read the authors I knew, such as Ian Rankin, Alexander McCall Smith, and Michael Connoly. Enjoyed that part. "

" Some interesting essays but nothing too revealing. Only gets two stars because there are no surprises. "

" I did not read all the authors, but of what I did read, this book was well done. "

" Super interesting to get sort of a behind-the-scenes look at how some of these authors came up with their hero (or antihero as the case may be). I now have even more mystery writers to look into - and at least one who I now know to avoid. :) "

" I am a big fan of mystery series and this book is a fantastic look into the world of some of my favorite authors. It is very interesting to hear how some of my favorite characters have been developed. I also have a couple new series that I will be checking out now. "

" Short biogrphys by different crime writing authors give you an insite of how they started and you also get to know how they came about with name of the main characters like Jack Reacher, Hieronimous Bosch, Elvis Cole, Joe Pike etc,,, "

" A must read for any mystery fan. It was fascinating to learn how certain characters came to be. Not only did I learn about several favorites but also have created a list of new mysteries to try based on the intriguing stories of their development "

" A good compilation of detective writers and their creations. Some of them write about their character(s), and some actually write short stories starring them, to show what kind of characters they are. Gave me a lot of places to look for new books. "

" What a great book! 20 mystery writers talk about their most famous characters. Really loved Anne Perry's and Laura Lippman's stories, and can't wait to read many of these authors for the first time. "

" Really interesting book about fictional detectives told by their creators "

" Really interesting book about fictional detectives told by their creators "

" Want to know where Elvis Cole,Spenser,Jack Reacher,Harry Bosch or Joe Pike came from? In this collection of stories & interviews tell the inside story behind their greatest detectives. This is a must have for any fan of detective fiction. "

" A must read for any mystery fan. It was fascinating to learn how certain characters came to be. Not only did I learn about several favorites but also have created a list of new mysteries to try based on the intriguing stories of their development "

" Not quite what I was expecting (thought it'd be stories, and not insights on how author's came up with their ideas) but still enjoyed it. "

" Fascinating insights into the stories and background behind the characters in some of my favorite Mystery novels. John Connelly, Robert Crais, Lee Child and Ken Bruen's chapters were particularly interesting to me. "

" Good overview of greatest crime writers; interesting; gave me ideas re:who I would like to read more of in the future; American, British and Scotch authors, male & female. Interesting, but a little long. "