Everyone loves a good mystery. A lot of suspense thrillers that come out in cinemas nowadays have nail-biting mysteries at their core. However, mysteries have been around way before Hollywood started making these films. In fact, the greatest mystery writers of modern times were around longer than we care to think. Let’s take a look at some of the most influential mystery novel pioneers.
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Edgar Allan Poe
A master at both mystery and the macabre, Edgar Allan Poe has been one of the most influential writers the world has ever known. You’d be hard-pressed to find a mystery or horror novelist today who doesn’t credit Poe as one of his inspirations. Playwrights and filmmakers have never stopped coming up with adaptations of Poe’s works. He even has a number of awards given out today in his name.
Arthur Conan Doyle
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle is the well-renowned author of the “Sherlock Holmes” series. However, his roots at and contributions to the genre go well beyond Britain’s most famous detective. Doyle’s details were so immersive that his readers felt they themselves were solving mysteries alongside Holmes and Watson. That is not an easy thing for a writer to do.
Agatha Christie
With the exception of Shakespeare, no other author has sold more books than Agatha Christie. She is one of the first mystery authors known to effectively use plot twists and red herrings to leave readers’ mouths agape. Christie’s works will leave you suspecting everyone and everything.
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Hello! My name is John Eilermann from St. Louis, Missouri, and I’m currently in college pursuing a degree in Comparative Literature. It offers me an abundance of opportunities once I graduate and is also one of my passions. For more on literature, check out this website.
