Make sure your reader wants to solve your mystery

Zara Altair wants to ensure your reader is just as invested as your sleuth is in solving the mystery in your whodunit.

After all, without tension and stakes, the mystery becomes just a puzzle — a question of mild curiosity.

Check out Altair’s suggested techniques to build tension and how to use them.

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