*First Draft: A Dialogue of Writing* is a weekly show featuring in-depth interviews with fiction, nonfiction, essay writers, and poets, highlighting the voices of writers as they discuss their work, their craft, and the literary arts. Hosted by Mitzi Rapkin, *First Draft* celebrates creative writing and the individuals who are dedicated to bringing their carefully chosen words to print as well as the impact writers have on the world we live in. In this episode, Mitzi talks to Andrea Mara about her new thriller, *It Should Have Been You*. ***Subscribe and download the episode, wherever you get your podcasts!*** *From the episode:* **Mitzi Rapkin:** I’m curious about your thoughts about suspense and surprise and spoilers. You start your book towards the end. You have an initial chapter that is later in the story timeline and then you go back to the beginning and you’re asking the reader to then follow you to this one point where you started and then beyond.…