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> What inspires a mystery writer? We asked 100 published writers: >>**"Did a mystery set you on your path to being a writer? Is there a classic mystery that remains important to you today?"** >This book, a follow-up to our Agatha and Anthony Award-winning collections of essays, *100 Favorite Mysteries of the Century* (2000) and *They Died in Vain: Overlooked, Underappreciated and Forgotten Mystery Novels* (2002), is the result.

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