Vulture points its magnifying glass at the writing processes used by todays sharpest mystery creators.

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(Spoiler: Literal crafts are sometimes involved.)

He advises doing what Michelangelo did, but backward.

Martin than Agatha Christie minus the beheadings.

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The Secret to a Good Mystery Movie?

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Here, Vulture asks Johnson about the film where he first showed off his facility with the detective genre.

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The Boxcar Children?

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Still out there solving.

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