The Challenge of a Good Mystery by J.T. Bishop
After I finished my third book and completed my trilogy, I wondered what to write next. Writing the first three books about an extraterrestrial community that lives on earth was a thrill and I loved completing that story, but I found myself not quite wanting to leave that world, but at the same time wanting to do something different. I wanted a challenge. Not that writing a trilogy isn’t a challenge on its own, but I’ve always appreciated a good whodunit murder mystery. A story that leaves you guessing until the end. When I was a teenager, I was one of the many who watched the TV series Dallas and waited for three months to find out who shot J.R. I appreciate a good tale that can pull in a reader, carry them through and surprise them. Not all stories successfully accomplish this. I’m sure you’ve read stories where you’ve guessed the bad guy by the third chapter. I know I have. So I wanted to put my writing skills to the test. Could I pull off a good mystery thrille...