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Monday 26 August 2013

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.

When checking in with these writers or when reading an interview with them, you will not necessarily find out a lot about their work. Many of them will talk process and others will mention source of ideas. Some will tell you they take their ideas from life and others form others work. When all is said and done, most people just like the idea that they do get all of these great ideas and can put them on paper.

Some of the many different elements of all mysteries are formulaic. They almost always revolve around the damage or flawed body or morals of the hero cast in a bad light at the beginning of the story. This disability is usually overcome by the end of the book and hence is the result of what they learn while in the midst of the investigation.

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.

There are quite a few of these authors that are in the top ten best mystery books lists. Some of them are Alice Sebold and her The Lovely Bones. Another one will be Sir Arthur Conan Dolye and his stories about Sherlock Holmes. There are also many others that line the bookshelves of many people who take great pride in their collections.

The murder mystery writers of known repute have a large following. Readers will look forward to each new book or next in the series with baited breath. They can not get enough of their favorite writers and the review websites as well as the old line media, stand ready to tell everyone what they think.

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.

When looking for the best of the murder mystery book authors, people search out their favorites. They will look at just about any in the genre, however, the ones looked for are those that say something to them. They want the ability to relax and have a quality read they can trust. They can trust that particular author because that writer has not let them down as of now and they do not believe they will.




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