Mystery Authors

A mystery novel is only as great as the mind of the mystery authors. Being a writer of mystery novels is a daunting task, particularly because there is the great mission of keeping the readers excited and hooked, page after page, clue after clue. A reader picks up a mystery book with one single expectation: to be mentally challenged and driven to the edge of his/her seat throughout the adventure–and a great mystery author can do just that.

But what good is a story if the characters are flat and one-dimensional? Or what good is very animated and prominent personalities if their adventures lack the luster and that certain mystery kick? A good author can take time to develop both of these aspects without sacrificing one. After all, the readers want to have a very interactive experience—any monotonous part may leave the readers wanting more and unsatisfied.

Mystery Authors Create a Protagonist

Mystery readers want to hop on an adventure, but they don’t want to have escapades with a boring protagonist who only asks questions. The protagonist that good mystery authors create is perpetually curious, sharp-minded, and very observant. If the readers can identify with the protagonist, then they’ll likely stick around as they pursue another lead, observes another suspect and uncovers another clue until finally the culprit is captured and the mystery is solved.

Mystery Authors and a Good Antagonist

There’s nothing more confusing than having a group of suspects who defies antagonist stereotypes and do not give any hint of being the culprit at all. Or maybe a group of suspects who ALL give

hints that each of them can be the antagonist the sleuth looks for. The trick here is for the author to make the readers think that everyone can be guilty, but everyone can be innocent, too. A good author will be able to play with human profiles, psychology, and people’s tendency to stereotype and generalize to come up with an intricate and impenetrable mask for the antagonist.

They take the plot so seriously that they take great pains to make sure that all facts are accurate, and descriptions of clues such as places, objects, and character are flawless. Since the mystery genre has gained a very large following, any one of these readers can very easily spot a factual error. If this happens (especially if is a factual error about a significant clue), the whole story’s foundation can become very shaky. Leads won’t make sense since false facts drive them in the first place, and this makes everything else seem less credible.

A Fan of Mystery Authors

If you are a mystery novel fan, it’s because you’ve read the works of great mystery authors who exhibit all of the qualities enumerated above. With the rise of authors in this field today, it is important that you be picky about the mystery book that you will read during your precious free time. Let the book you chose be a work of a good mystery writer who will give you an adventure you simply cannot put down.