Mystery: A Seduction, A Strategy, A Solution

Mystery means gaining interest through curiosity alone. We create but then conceal expositional facts, particularly facts in the Backstory.

the most successful of the pieces each began with a mystery story. The authors described a state of affairs that seemed perplexing and then invited the reader into the subsequent material as a way of dispatching the enigma.

When presented properly, mysteries are so compelling that the reader can’t remain an aloof outside observer of story structure and elements. In the throes of this particular literary device, one is not thinking of literary devices; one’s attention is magnetized to the mystery story because of its inherent, unresolved nature.

Suspense and Mystery in a Blender