It's good to have mysteries. It reminds us that there's more to the world than just making do and having a bit of fun.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Part of my motivation for writing mysteries for young people is that I loved mysteries when I was growing up, and now that I'm on the creative end of things, I'm discovering that they're even more fun to write!
I just have mysteries in all my books, I think, whether it's a boy investigating or a girl. I have an enduring fascination with mysteries of all kinds.
You know the thing that interests me about 'Unsolved Mysteries?' It's because there are people out there, people who know something, who may have the one final clue.
People love a good mystery; I understand that.
Mystery is something that appeals to most everybody.
I love mysteries on television - the more psychologically complex, the better.
I'm not a big fan of introducing a bunch of new mysteries into a story without really knowing where they're going because you just end up struggling at the end to make sense of them and make it all seem like you planned it all along.
I've always loved mysteries, the something there that you didn't know, and with 'Case Histories' I just decide to make that more up-front.
What's the use of making mysteries? It only makes people want to nose 'em out.
I know nothing about mysteries. I don't take to them.