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Hey guys,
Okay, so there’s a murder mystery in my current novel. I’m just a little worried with how the mystery itself will be received.
So, there’s two main characters who follow different leads. One MC investigates the city, whilst the other ventures outside of it. The city MC is on a false trail, however, and by the time he meets back up with the other MC he’s just found clues on two people he thinks are the killer. But they turn out to be red herrings, set up by the real killer.
My problem is that the other MC who goes outside the city is the one who discovers the vital info that leads both of the main characters to the real killer.
I might be overthinking it, as I know characters in mysteries have been sent on wild goose chases before. I’m just wondering if readers will think the city MC didn’t do anything, or it was a waste of time reading about it?
Thank you.
Okay, so there’s a murder mystery in my current novel. I’m just a little worried with how the mystery itself will be received.
So, there’s two main characters who follow different leads. One MC investigates the city, whilst the other ventures outside of it. The city MC is on a false trail, however, and by the time he meets back up with the other MC he’s just found clues on two people he thinks are the killer. But they turn out to be red herrings, set up by the real killer.
My problem is that the other MC who goes outside the city is the one who discovers the vital info that leads both of the main characters to the real killer.
I might be overthinking it, as I know characters in mysteries have been sent on wild goose chases before. I’m just wondering if readers will think the city MC didn’t do anything, or it was a waste of time reading about it?
Thank you.
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