Behinds Quote by Carolyn Wheat

Typically, I have a fairly good grip on the plot of a suspense novel before I set about writing it. I must know beforehand…

— Sandra Brown

Mystery writing involves solving a puzzle, but high suspense writing is a situation whereby the writer thrusts the hero/heroine into high drama.

— Iris Johansen

Mystery is an intellectual process... But suspense is essentially an emotional process.

— Alfred Hitchcock

The appeal of writing is primarily the investigation of mystery.

— Joyce Carol Oates

I am more of a suspense writer. A mystery writer solves mysteries. I am a high suspense writer.

— Iris Johansen

“There is only one motive for writing a novel: to be published and read. To me there is no distinction between the mystery novel…

— John Franklin Bardin

I don't think of myself as a mystery or thriller writer, honestly. I am in awe of mystery writers and don't think I have…

— Celeste Ng

There are two ways to approach the writing of a mystery novel: adhere to the rules, or break them with glee.

— Sarah Weinman

The thing about being a mystery writer, what marks a mystery writer out from a chick lit author or historical fiction writer, is that…

— Tana French

The suspense in a novel is not only in the reader, but in the novelist himself, who is intensely curious too about what will…

— Mary McCarthy

I hate the term "mystery". That's not what I write. I think the Scarpetta novels are much more character-driven than an average puzzle solver.…

— Patricia Cornwell

Judging by the volume of titles published each year, mystery readers are restless in their pursuit of literary escape. They might travel to far-flung…

— Sarah Weinman