Gangrey
Vol. I · No. 1Prolonging the Slow Death of NewspapersEst. 2026

When You Know Who Dunnit

how to tease mystery

Mailbag: "I've been reading a lot of crime nonfiction lately for a story I just finished on church shootings. The problem I encountered was the whole idea that in most newspaper murder stories, you know who's going to kill who eventually, so it's tougher to build that sense of tension/drama. Have you encountered that before? Any suggested readings for crime stuff?"



Angels and Demons comes to mind.



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