As a kid, lot of us wanted to be a police officer or a detective. We would take such a pride in catching all those imaginary bad guys. But who knows what happens and we all end up working 'nine to five' in some typical job setting. We bury that curiosity, that thirst to find truth. However, getting at the bottom of anything puzzling remains concealed inside us.
I think we all have a hidden detective. And we will happily solve all the misdeeds in the world if we have courage and time. Its not that we never act as detectives. The basic "lost and found" game that we all play at home with us trying to find our lost wallets and keys is in itself pretty breathtaking. Considering all the possible culprits in "who finished all the cookies from a cookie jar" is like solving a mystery in itself. We also demonstrate good time management skills that are so pertinent to be a crime solver. e.g. exact decoding thirty minutes in the morning to fulfill all the required tasks such as getting ready, packing lunches and taking kids to school-bus stop is almost equivalent to defusing a bomb. Also, we all know that we can remember and retrieve any information from the past to use it as and when needed - just ask our spouse. All in all, we all are detectives - just very boring ones.
That's why these mystery novels are so very fascinating. They satisfy our adrenaline rush at the comfort of our homes. Sitting in a comfy chair, sipping on a hot coco we can ride with author in different landscapes of his creative mind. Various settings, different plots and so many interesting characters. Author describes those characters with such a vivid detail that we start visualizing the story in seconds. Who did the crime and why he or she did it is such an intriguing question. Mystery novels embodies all the good and evil in the world -exploring different human personalities and in return makes us more humble. As the story takes twist and turns , as it travels in the past and future, we go along with it. Building our own sub- narrative behind the story, we become detectives in disguise and start analyzing the characters to find the perpetrator. And when the story takes unexpected spin- it Wows us. We can get in such a flow that all the ordinary senses such as time, hunger and thirst fall behind. And finally comes the end - that ahas us and at the same time nudges us towards the next read. It’s very gratifying to live at least for few hours of few days in this alternate reality. After all, this mystery world is much more thrilling than our own. To all those mystery novel enthusiast- I am with you.- praj101
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