In order to get this project going, I am going to need many resources.  These resources include a number of novels by various authors, and some films by famous directors of the thriller and mystery genres.  This includes people such as Agatha Christie, Alfred Hitchcock, and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, who I have already begun researching.  Although Alfred Hitchcock did not mainly focus on the genre of mystery, he is important to study do to his incredible use and knowledge of suspense, and his use of mystery as a sub plot in some of his movies in order to carry the plot along.  Therefore, watching some of his movies can help me better understand the use of suspense and even some mystery.   Agathie Christie, known as the queen of crime, is one of the most important people to research and learn from.  She is a master of the mystery genre, as she is extremely creative in her plots, causing much deception and suspense throughout her novels.  One novel I am interested in is And Ten There Were None, being her most famous work, and the best-selling mystery novel ever.   Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the author of the famed Sherlock Holmes novels, was another important mystery writer.  He showed the importance of having knowledge of crime and keenness for solving them, and also the importance of being intuitive and analytic.  He personally investigated two closed cases, which successfully led to the exoneration the accused men.  One thing I noticed that was common among all three of these people was that much of their work was influenced by or referenced their interests and things that happened in their own lives.