If you love to read crime fiction, what are your favorite plot tropes for mysteries? If a mystery is well written, I’ll go along with any trope, but a few that catch my attention are:
- Amateur sleuth–The amateur’s status puts this sleuth at a disadvantage in a crime investigation and I’m such a sucker for an underdog story.
- Small town settings
- Cold cases: The detective investigates an old crime and uncovers current significance. Or a current crime is tied to one from the past.
Let me know your favorite plot tropes for mysteries in the comments.