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Hi, Jack,

Thanks for posting.

Mystery isn’t exactly my specialty, but I plan it theway I plan every story — from beginning to end, so I know exactly what I’m writing toward. So even if you find the culprit wasn’t on your list of suspects, you can be sure he/she was on mine, right from the get-go. I like surprises, but I don’t want to be the one who is surprised.

The planning process itself is a detailed outline of the book, sometimes as long as 6 or 7 single-spaced pages. Sometimes I deviate from it, but not in any big way. It’s the template.

OK? Thanks again, Jack.                                                                      —–Gordon Korman—–