Sunday, February 21, 2016

Top 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 continues to gain popularity because of his story telling prowess. He keeps this trait alive through the novel The Revival, A Novel. It is a mysterious story of the bond between a pastor who has been posted to a town and a young boy who grows fond of him. Their shared grief binds the two together alongside their fight with demons.

Lee Child has gifted thrill lovers with the title Personal, A Jack Reacher Novel. Jack is a former US cop recalled to duty after the attempted assassination of the French president. He is the only person who knows a shooter capable of aiming perfectly from such a distance. His duty is to catch the shooter.

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.

John Danielle is the author behind The Wolf in White Van. The story begins and ends with the tragic accident that confines Phillips Sean to a wheelchair. He thus spends his time creating video games. One of his games involves crime. Two lovers of his work decide to try out what they encounter in the game. Only by reading the novel can you discover their fate.

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.

I Am a Pilgrim is a book for investigative drama lovers. Terry Hayes takes you through the tale of four murders that seem unrelated. It takes the investigative prowess of a retired CIA operative referred to as Pilgrim to unravel the mystery behind these murders. The connectivity in these murders lies in evident brutality exhibited by the killer. However, only the skills and experience of a thorough retired cop can unravel this mystery.

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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