Books Quote by Sarah Weinman

If the book is a mystery to its author as she's writing, inevitably it's going to be a mystery to the reader as he…

— Nicole Krauss

What I do is write, and I try to write as closely as I can into what I call 'the mystery.'

— Nick Flynn

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

“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

There are three rules for writing a novel. Unfortunately, no one knows what they are.

— W. Somerset Maugham

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

How do you solve a mystery? How do you write a book? The techniques for starting both are surprisingly similar. Find an intriguing question…

— Claire Cameron

If you're reading a mystery novel, you kind of want the character to solve the crime instead of completely bumble their way through it.

— Andrew Shaffer

The appeal of writing is primarily the investigation of mystery.

— Joyce Carol Oates

There is a mystery in all great writing and that mystery does not dissect out. It continues and is always valid.

— Ernest Hemingway

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

One key to the distinction between mystery and suspense writing involves the relative positions of hero and reader. In the ideal mystery novel, the…

— Carolyn Wheat