How do you write a mystery without murder?

Here are a few tips for creating an unforgettable mystery story:

1. Read other mysteries often.
2. Know every detail of the crime.
3. Open with intrigue.
4. Construct convincing characters.
5. Make a list of suspects.
6. Lean into your locations.
7. Let the reader play along.
8. Misdirect your reader.

What are some good short mystery books?

7 Short Mystery Stories

• “The Little Men” by Megan Abbott (from The Best American Mystery Stories 2016)
• “In My Hands” by Sarah Cortez (from Hit List: The Best of Latino Mystery)
• “Miss Marple Tells a Story” by Agatha Christie (from The Regatta Mystery and Other Stories)
• “Since You Went Away” by Frankie Y.

What should I read if I like the silent patient?

Each of these books can be found through the Library on OverDrive.

• The Girl Before by J P Delaney. The Girl Before.
• Sometimes I Lie by Alice Feeney. Sometimes I Lie.
• Behind Her Eyes by Sarah Pinborough. Behind Her Eyes.
• Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn. Gone Girl.
• Sister by Rosamund Lupton.
• The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins.

How do you write a good whodunit?

10 Tips for Writing Your Whodunit

1. Choose the right setting for your crime.
2. Use setting to reveal backstory.
3. Know your antagonist.
4. Know your victim.
5. Make life hard for your main character.
6. Avoid abstract terms.
7. Consider your pacing to create suspense.
8. Increase suspense by using dual narratives.

What are mystery stories examples?

Read examples of mystery stories.

• The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins.
• The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler.
• The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
• “NANCY DREW’ by Carolyn Keene.
• “Hardy Boys by Franklin W.
• A Crime in the Neighborhood by Suzanne Berne.

What are the best books to read about murder?

Skip Fatal Vision, the true crime book written by a journalist who was embedded with a man who was ultimately convicted for killing his pregnant wife and their two other children. Instead, get more meta and read ace cultural critic Janet Malcolm’s study of the relationship between the two men in The Journalist and the Murderer.

What books are shelved as adult-mystery books?

Books shelved as adult-mystery: The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins, The Cuckoo’s Calling by Robert Galbraith, Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn, And Then Th… Home My Books

What are the best mystery novels of all time?

The Moonstone is widely regarded as the first mystery novel ever published, and Wilkie Collins paved the way for subsequent books in this genre by introducing hallmark elements such as the large number of suspects, an incompetent constabulary force, and an exceptionally brilliant detective. 20. The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins

What are the best true crime books of all time?

At the top of any best of true crime list must be the book that revolutionized the genre. Capote’s 1966 “nonfiction novel” about the brutal murder of a Kansas family in 1959 is a page-turner that honors the victims even while displaying empathy for the perpetrators.