The Elements of a Great Mystery Novel - podcast

Mystery author Serita Stevens breaks down the essential elements of a great mystery novel. If you think of a book like “And Then There Were None” by Agatha Christie, you see that a great mystery is made not because of how a murder was committed, but because of why a murder was committed. Motivation, argues Stevens, is everything. Not only the murder’s motivation, but every other character is motivated by something. Readers stay enthralled in your story as they try to discover whether or not each...