[header] How to write a mystery story [title] Understand the distinction between the mystery genre and the thriller genre. [step] Mysteries almost always begin with a murder. The major question in a mystery is who committed the crime.
[header] How to write a mystery story [title] Understand the distinction between the mystery genre and the thriller genre. [step] Mysteries almost always begin with a murder. The major question in a mystery is who committed the crime.
If anyone observed a murder, the police then likely knew who committed the crime. However, the agent may then guess and decide to not reveal who committed the crime. Usually, mysteries are confused when the murders take place together. Mystery authors will suddenly work together to gather the information and therefore report on the murders. Thrillers usually begin with a situation that leads to a major catastrophe, like an assassination, a bank robbery, a nuclear explosion, etc. The major question in a thriller is whether or not the hero can prevent the catastrophe from occurring. When people murder suspects, the detective has to believe the suspect was committed at a later date, and later on, the murder will be discovered. Mystery authors often use tales of discovery rather than mystery to shift everyone's perception of something.