In one of her comments, Linda mentioned something that really got me thinking.<\/p>\n
“Something I don’t like is when a prologue or the inside cover preview gives too much away. I like a suspense as to who is going to get murdered and most front cover book reviews will give that away!”<\/p>\n
I have to admit that I have been known to skip to the end of a mystery book once or twice\u00a0 – or a lot of times! Most of the time it is just to see if the author has been so obvious about the culprit, which I am not at all crazy about. (Yes, I know I just wrote about dropping a new-to-me author because she made it too obvious who the murderer was – almost from the very beginning of the mystery book…)<\/p>\n
But, I have also gotten antsy about who committed the murder, and taken a peek at the end of the book. As for\u00a0seeing who the victim is before actually reading the book, this doesn’t bother me. In fact, I sometimes read the inside cover just to find out who the body on the floor will be! (That way I know not to get too attached to that special someone!)<\/p>\n
I have been pondering\u00a0Linda’s\u00a0comment for a while. (Thanks, Linda!)\u00a0How do you all feel about the publisher making you aware of who will be “getting the ax” before you actually read the book?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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