The First Two Pages

Every Tuesday, a mystery writer explains how he or she faced the challenges of those brutally difficult–and vitally important–first two pages.

Going Deeper in the Opening Scene

C. T. Collier Have you ever performed a ritual to let go of something you once valued but have lost?…

Lea Waite The first sentence … certainly the first paragraph … of a book sets the tone and should entice…

G.B Pool “I couldn’t believe they found Brad’s body. I thought I buried him deeper. But eight years is a…

Molly MacRae We put a lot of pressure on the first two pages of a book, bless their hearts. We…

L.C. Hayden In my book When the Past Haunts You, retired Dallas homicide detective Harry Bronson is forced to face…