Skilled crime novelists require an active imagination among all the other traits of being a successful writer. However, when it comes to inspiration, they are very often inspired by real-life events. That’s understandable, especially when you consider the oft-repeat saying that ‘truth is stranger than fiction’ and see all the true crime TV shows which have cropped up over the last decade or so.
Of course, many readers may be unaware of the true stories behind many of their favorite mystery novels. Here are a few books which have been inspired by real-life events which you may not know about.
Murder On The Orient Express by Agatha Christie
When you consider the legendary output of the acclaimed doyen of mystery and crime literature, it’s no surprise that Agatha Christie drew from real events to inspire her work. In Murder on The Orient Express, Christie used her own experiences of riding the train and noted its layout and design. At the time of writing, the news of the kidnap of the Lindbergh baby was everywhere and Christie was influenced by that when she penned her classic whodunit tale.
The Black Dahlia by James Ellroy
A classic detective tale of murder and deception, Ellroy’s story of the murder of a young girl in Los Angeles had its roots in a real-life story of an aspiring actress who has found dead in the 1940s, prompting a widespread police investigation across California.
Little Deaths by Emma Flint
A single mother is suspected of killing her two young children, but an investigative reporter believes there’s more to the story than meets the eye. The novel is inspired by the real-life events in New York in the 1960s when two young children are found dead during a heatwave.
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