The Sherlock Holmes stories are pretty short, as are Agatha Christie's short story collections.
I just read a great mystery short story.
A good mystery should draw the reader in and make them curious about what's going to happen, and it should give a satisfying ending for the mystery in the story.
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Carolyn Keene enjoyed writing mystery stories.
You read stories to be entertained, or to learn information. A short attention span is a good reason to read a short story.
A good story has comedy mystery and actoin
A Good Man Is Hard to Find - short story - was created in 1955.
No, he did not write any books. He wrote one short story , now called "The Trailor Murder Mystery", based on one of his cases. He was known for his many speeches and letters, which have been collected into books.
In a mystery story, the climax is the part of the story where the mystery is solved. In a murder mystery the climax happens when the detective tells everyone who the murderer is and explains what happened.
Half right, the mystery is revealed and therefore no longer becomes a mystery.
Any setting you want -- you're the author! Mystery stories can happen anywhere, so anywhere is a good setting.