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Generally my typical books have lots of twists and turns a big surprise ending and then usually another surprise at the end and ideally, as in Garden of Beasts, we get to the very end and we find at the last few pages that there's yet another surprise.

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Jeffery Deaver
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Jeffery Deaver
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Jeffery Deaver
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Jeffery Deaver
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Jeffery Deaver
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Jeffery Deaver
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Jeffery Deaver
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Jeffery Deaver
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Jeffery Deaver
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Jeffery Deaver
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Jeffery Deaver
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Jeffery Deaver
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Jeffery Deaver
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Jeffery Deaver
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Jeffery Deaver
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Jeffery Deaver
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Jeffery Deaver
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Jeffery Deaver
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Jeffery Deaver
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Jeffery Deaver
I liked the challenge of writing in a very concise structure in which both meaning and form are important.
Jeffery Deaver
Rule one: Write about settings you're familiar with.
Jeffery Deaver
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Jeffery Deaver
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Jeffery Deaver
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Jeffery Deaver
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Jeffery Deaver
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