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Classic Mystery Books For Adults

By Margaret Young


The world is a theater whose every act is shrouded in mystery. Great writers have managed to capture these mysteries in their narratives leaving readers hanging on every word of a novel. The stories appear normal on the surface until you take a ride to an unknown underworld. Successful authors have used this style to create the best mystery books for adults. Here are a few of these 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 details surrounding the murder of Chris Harper were about to be forgotten until his picture emerges captioned I KNOW WHO KILLED HIM. The detectives assigned the case are Antoinette Conway and Stephen Moran. They will be shocked to discover the mysteries that characterize teenage life. Tana French is the author behind the title The Secret Place.

The Wolf in White Van is the work of John Danielle. It features the story of Phillips Sean who uses his life in confinement after a disfiguring accident to create a video game. The problem arises when two lovers of the game decide to actualize what happens in the game. Follow the story to discover what happens eventually.

Johnson Denis is the author behind the book The Laughing Monsters. This is a narrative that tests the bond between two long time friends. They have been separated for a decade now. Ronald returns to meet Adriko and his partner. They embark on a trip to Uganda. Surprising, each has a personal motive of traveling to Uganda. The narrative presents an exciting exposure of the secrets that bind relationships.

Terry Hayes does an excellent Job with the title I Am a Pilgrim. It attempts to unravel the secret that connects four foul murders. Each of them is brutal and would best be forgotten in the shortest time possible. But to a retired CIA agent, this is what he should have been doing all his active life. He has a chance to rediscover his investigative instincts.

Mysteries are the glue that binds the narratives in great novels. Each reader is interested in a particular category of mysteries. Writers on the other hand adopt a style that will keep you glued and turning pages until the last sentence in a novel. The above titles are an example of a combination of excellent writing style and superb narratives.




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