Motive: The Essence of Mystery (Authors Panel and Discussion)

Sat, March 29, 2025 12:30 P.M.
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Cost: FREE

Join us in Room 108 on the First Floor of the Library! 

Motive: The Essence of Mystery 
Without a motive, there would be no story because there would be no crime. What is your process to ensure that the reader recognizes and relates to the criminal’s and the sleuth’s mindset? How do you play on the reader’s need for answers to conjure up a nuanced motive that is at once intriguing but grounded in reason? This panel discussion with three mystery authors will explore how to establish motive. A Q&A will follow. The event also will feature a networking opportunity for local authors after the discussion.

Light refreshments will be served.

The views expressed by the authors and moderators are strictly their own and do not represent the opinions of the Free Library of Philadelphia or its employees.

Parkway Central Library
1901 Vine Street (between 19th and 20th Streets on the Parkway)
Philadelphia, PA 19103
215-567-4341