Founded in 1997 by Andrew McAleer and Edgar Allan Poe award-winning
author, John McAleer,
Austin Layman's Crimestalker Casebook (ALCC) is a semi-annual crime
fiction publication of traditional
mystery short shorts and P.I. stories. ALCC is named in honor of John
McAleer's protagonist,
Austin Layman, who appears in the critically acclaimed Coign of Vantage:
The Boston Athenæum Murders
(Foul Play).
Editor:
Andrew McAleer
Managing Editor:
John McAleer
Honorary Advisors:
Robin Moore
Charles E. Burns
Katherine Hall Page
Rick Boyer
Peter Lovesey
Dennis Lehane
Rosemary Herbert
Robert Goldsborough
June Thomson
Frederick G. Gotwald
Margaret McLean
"101 Habits is a wonderful resource for any aspiring novelist, written by writers for writers. Andrew McAleer has put together an insightful compendium of useful and inspiring observations from some of the best in the business."
A book by MWA "Edgar" Award Winner John McAleer
& Andrew McAleer, Professor of Crime Fiction at Boston College
Foreword by MWA Grand Master Edward D. Hoch
Includes an eclectic foursome of short interviews on mystery writing techniques and tips with: Margaret McLean, Robert B. Parker, Rex Stout, and William G. Tapply
