Mystery, action/adventure, crime, and detective stories require
components which build, add, and/or continue the suspense needed
to keep the reader's attention.
The first place to build suspense needed in any writing is the
first few sentences. According to Bill Reynolds, The
Writer, August 2005, page 7, "A proper opening picks the
reader up by his collar and throws him into the story."
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