Plot and characters are very important in both mysteries written for young adults and the adult mysteries that adolescents read. In true young adult mysteries, the protagonist is usually an adolescent who assumes the role of the amateur sleuth, sometimes following in the footsteps of a parent or adult friend who is a P. I. or police officer. The characters should be engaging, interesting, and multidimensional; and most of them, with the exception of the protagonist, could be the murderer or perpetrator of the crime.
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