Murder Mystery Book Authors Keep Us On Our Toes

By Celina Heath


Many people recognize the murder mystery book authors they like to read when looking for something to pass the time. Names like Tom Clancy, Edgar Allen Poe and Joseph Wambaugh are on the tip of their tongue. These writers, in many cases, wrote other things as well as the mystery, however, they will mostly be known for this type of story.

A discussion with many of these writers will not necessarily be illuminating as to how and why they do what they do. Some will mention a process and others will talk about motivations and other elements that go into their writings. Their sources of ideas may just be different than what you thought, at first. Most readers simply like the idea that they do come up with all of those marvelous ideas.

Just about every story starts with a hero that is flawed in some way. Why this has to be is something that escapes most peoples minds. This is also something that all writers will debate. It has something to do with, of course, the ability to rise above their own problems to find the answer to the questions brought up in the story line and catch the bad guy, or girl.

One of the things about all of these types of stories is that the bad guys, and some of the bad girls, might be in a better position to deal with people than our hero. They might just have a few problems or voices in their heads that tell them to do things they should not do. Sometimes they do things that make the hero think they want to be caught and, sometimes, they actually help the police or other investigative units try to find them.

A few of the ten best mystery books ever written is a who is who of this genre. There is Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and all of his books about the adventures of Sherlock Holmes. There are less well known people, such as Alice Sebold and The Lovely Bones. Jo Nesbo and The Redbreast is also on this list.

Many of these writers will have a following that is beyond belief. The readers will wait until the next book comes out and make tracks to the stores or Amazon to get it. The review websites, set up for this genre, will be full of all of the latest and there are many subscribers to these services. Even the main street media has reviews and this type of writing has its own section for all of the gory details.

There are many names associated with this genre. Some of them will be Agatha Christie, Barbara Vine, Umberto Eco, Margery Allingham and Fredrick Forsyth. This is an extremely short list with apologies to those not listed. They all have followers and have been quoted many times. Their stories have been told and retold many times even though many of the entire list is already dead.

Most of the books written by the murder mystery book authors that are loved and looked for are the ones that break out of the norm. They help people relax, get scared or calm themselves for other things in their own life. They really appreciate the cleverly constructed crime as well as the ways in which the hero settles the issue. These writers are the true heroes in any genre.




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