Senin, 29 Februari 2016

Classic Mystery Books For Adults

By Margaret Young


Mysteries are fascinating to unravel. Good writers are those who can wrap up a story in such mystery that you cannot let go of it until the last page. Such a book captures your imagination such that it is impossible to disentangle from the story. There are authors who have produced classic mystery books for adults through their plots and narrative styles. Here are some of the best titles.

Stephen King has reigned among writers because he produces unbelievable novels. One such novel is The Revival, A Novel. It takes you through five decades that connect a newly posted pastor and a small boy in the town. They develop a strange bond that results from shared grief and an attack by demons. The two have to survive. The author uses incredible mysteries to weave this tale.

Thrill lovers will love the work of Lee Child in the novel Personal, A Jack Reacher Novel. It is a story about a former cop in the US police department tasked with unraveling the secret behind the attempted shooting of the French president. He knows the only person who can fire from such a range and he has to find him.

The police are about to close down the file on Chris Harper. They are however jolted to action by the emergence of a photo of the man with a freshly written caption stating I KNOW WHO KILLED HIM. This case is reassigned to Stephen Moran and Conway Antoinette. The novel takes you to the world of teenagers whose details will shake you to the core. The title of the novel is The Secret Place written by Tana French.

The Wolf in White Van is the work of Danielle John. It opens with Sean Phillips being confined to a wheelchair through an accident. He takes to creating video games to kill time. One of the games involves crimes and has become a favorite of two daring gentlemen. They decide to actualize what they see in the video game. This is the end of the game and the beginning of a new world of mysteries.

The Laughing Monsters is the work of Denis Johnson. It is a tale of two friends reunited after a decade. Ronald decides to track down his long time friend Adriko and his girlfriend. The three decide to travel to Uganda on an expedition. Unknown to either of them, each has personal reasons of undertaking the journey. It is interesting to discover the mysteries that keep partners together.

Investigative drama lovers will enjoy I Am a Pilgrim, a book by Terry Hayes. Several murders take place in a town, but they appear unrelated. This is far from the truth, as will be revealed by Pilgrim, a retired CIA officer. The murders are characterized by a lot of brutality. This is what helps Pilgrim to tie the four murders.

Every novel has an extent of mystery that drives the writer to flip one page after another. With each reader having a preferred category of mysteries, there emerges king writers in each categories. It is the ability of an author to find the balance between style and a believable narrative that will win the heart of writers. A great narrative will have readers flipping from one page to the next.




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