#mystery novel

[brandyschillace]

Pre-order Book Sale!

To my #author and #reader pals: You can PREORDER a copy of my upcoming #mystery (w/ #autistic #neurodivergent protagonist) at B&N for 25% off! (That's like $8!). JUST TILL FRIDAY--please share around! #fiction #book THE FRAMED WOMEN OF ARDEMORE HOUSE (out Feb.13)

Link:

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/1143600531

[dnschmidt]

They Ate The Waitress? Free through March 12

Now through March 12, grab a free Kindle copy of the tasty murder mystery They Ate The Waitress!

A waitress at a restaurant for cannibals gets eaten. Can a drug addled detective solve the case before he's crushed by falling furniture? (Yes, it's a weird one!)

My goal is 2,000+ downloads. Please share to help me get there!

[thewriteadviceforwriters]

Mystery-Themed Prompts for Novel Ideas

The Vanishing Heirloom: In a small, isolated town, a precious family heirloom goes missing, causing chaos. Write a story from the perspective of the investigator who is called to solve the mystery.

The Cryptic Message: A character receives a mysterious message that seems to predict future events. What is the message, and how does it lead to a thrilling mystery?

The Disappearing Artist: A famous artist disappears on the night of their gallery opening. Craft a tale that delves into the secrets of the art world and the clues left behind.

The Locked Room: Describe a seemingly impossible murder in a locked room. How does the detective unravel the truth and uncover the killer's methods?

The Forgotten Diary: A forgotten diary reveals a series of dark secrets from the past. Write a story about the impact of these revelations on those who find it.

The Phantom Stalker: Create a character who believes they're being followed by a mysterious stranger. Explore their paranoia and the truth behind the stalker's motives.

The Unexplained Crop Circles: A series of intricate crop circles appear overnight in a rural field. Craft a story around the investigation to discover their origin and meaning.

The Ghost Ship: Set your story on a deserted ship found adrift at sea. Investigate the ship's eerie past and the events that led to its abandonment.

The Cursed Painting: A haunted painting is said to bring doom to those who possess it. Tell the tale of the individuals connected to this cursed artwork.

The Mysterious Time Capsule: A group of friends unearths a time capsule from their childhood, but inside, they find an item that doesn't belong. Explore the mystery of this unexpected object.

The Secret Society: Your protagonist stumbles upon a secret society operating in plain sight. Explore their motives and the danger they pose in a gripping mystery.

The Disappearing Town: In a remote village, the entire population vanishes without a trace. Write a story about the investigator who arrives to uncover the eerie circumstances.

The Haunting Whisper: A character begins to hear whispered messages from an unknown source. How do these whispers lead them on a mysterious journey?

The Enigmatic Puzzle: A brilliant cryptographer leaves behind a complex puzzle after their death. Follow the efforts to decode it and uncover a hidden secret.

The Phantom Blackmailer: Someone is blackmailing prominent figures using an alias. Craft a story about the detective trying to unmask this cunning blackmailer.

[atomic-chronoscaph]

Salesman for Death - art by Rafael DeSoto (1933)

[freckles-and-books]

Having trouble getting into Witch King, so I’m going to try this gothic mystery instead.

[hussyknee]

Re-reading Sherlock Holmes and it strikes me all over again that the main draw of this man is not his intelligence but his kindness and courteousness towards his distressed clients, most especially women. I was like ten when I read my Dad's copy of Adventures and so fascinated and attached to him immediately. It could never be replicated by modern interpretations, especially Moffat's Sherlock. *soul deep shudder* I hated the series from the get-go and couldn't figure out why until I saw that Tumblr post that pointed it out.

Also? Irene Adler's sexualisation is obviously gross and so much less progressive and agentive than the version this Victorian man wrote, but I'm also repulsed by the sexualisation of Sherlock Holmes. The man hasn't had a boner in his life. It's canon that he's never had any interest in women and his only close relationship with a man was Watson, and all power to slash fans, but there's absolutely nothing in canon that hints at anything but a friendship of, get this, mutual respect and admiration. This is the most aroace character in the English canon is what I'm saying, and the most generous interpretation of his relationship with Watson is a queerplatonic connection.

TL;DR: Perpetually flabbergasted how we got from a very gentlemanly, deeply compassionate, grown-ass adult who never talks down to Watson nor burdens anyone, to this entitled misogynistic manbaby with the social skills of a hornet.

[a-book-scarfing-goblin]

Rainy days are for mysteries

[thenamesbabe-crybabe]

I just love how humanity loves our detectives. Like,,, we're always playing with the classics, writing more, we just love solving things. David Suchet is THE Poirot, but we keep rerereadapting Agatha Christie's stories, because we wanna keep playing with this concept, try to figure out what was really making the culprit tick. The sheer number of Sherlock Holmes adaptations is overwhelming!!!! Both in film and book! We made him modern! We made him modern and American!! We gave him another sibling! (Ps my favorite book adaptations are by Laurie King (old man Sherlock solves crime) and Kareem Abdul Jabbar (more focused on Mycroft)). tbh this is why I think we keep redoing Batman movies! We just can't seem to get this funky emo detective man quite right!!!

Anyways, everyone should read more mysteries bc apparently as humans we're obsessed

Also if you need book recs,,,,, uhhhh I know someone (spoiler, it's me)

[frankidacre]

If YOU!! Yes you!! If you love mystery games (like prof. Layton), Sherlock, Titanic, Welcome Home, literally anything from the 1860s-1930s, you are going to LOVE (or at least like) this little web-based story I’m working on!!

It’s called Dear Clarent, and it’s a silly mystery investigating a shipwreck from 1914. Yes, it is very much interactive!! There are lots of password/cipher protected links, documents, audio, etc :)

Also, all of the artwork on the site is made by me (so far), so supporting the site means supporting an emerging artist!

We have a funny mascot too if you love silly little guys btw <3

[emiko-matsui]

THIS IS REALLY IMPORTANT FOR SCIENTIFIC REASONS!!!! WHATS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING A MURDER MYSTERY MUST INCLUDE (EXCEPT SEXY LADIES IN BLOOD I ALREADY KNOW THAT ONE)

[thegloomybook]

And Then There Were None

[brandyschillace]

We approach the launch of my book!

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If you are local to Cleveland—Launch is Feb 15!

[pulpsandcomics2]

The Hellcat  by Carter Brown   (Signet, 1962)    cover by Robert McGinnis

[oldshrewsburyian]

Your personal top 5 Agatha Christie mysteries? I'm considering to start a reread and got curious as to which of her stories others prefer.

What a great question! I don't keep such a mental list, so this will be unscientific. In no particular order:

After the Funeral. I particularly enjoy rereading this one for the way that the clues are layered and the characterization is done.

Murder in Mesopotamia. This one I like partly because we have a no-nonsense, unsentimental, and somewhat less than perceptive narrator to introduce us to all the wild personalities.

The Hollow. A pattern is emerging here, which is that I like claustrophobic dramas with lots of detail about interpersonal relationships. I particularly enjoy the subplot about Midge, for whom murder takes a back seat to worries about love and money.

The Man in the Brown Suit. This one I enjoy simply because it is Agatha Christie having fun with an unhinged 1920s adventure story.

The Tuesday Night Club. This may be cheating because it's a short story collection, but I enjoy it: a smart, atmospheric collection that shows both a range of micro-genres and a range of interesting characters gathered around Miss Marple's fireplace.

[aye-write]

Current WIP:  A group of queer friends find themselves locked in an eccentric manor house full of puzzles, secret rooms, and a disappearing murder victim

[the-real-lyra-vale]

Writeblr Intro

Hi everyone! I’ve had a writeblr blog before, but I’m trying to get published now, so I thought it better to make a new blog with my pen name rather than my real one. I love ask games and tag games, and feel free to interact with this post if you want me to check out your Writeblr!

About my writing:

I write mostly fantasy, but I’m dipping my toes into mystery. (Obviously there’s still magic!)

I also generally include anti-capitalist save-the-earth type of themes, not as a main plot, but interspersed into the world.

My stories tend to be character-driven, and relationship driven. Not romance necessarily, but familial and friend relationships too.

About me:

My pen name that you can call me here is Lyra Vale. I’m 24 and I live in Missouri, USA. I’m non-binary (any pronouns are fine), and I’m the parent to an awesome 1 year old boy. I love reading, watching TV (my favorite shows are Steven Universe and Supernatural.), painting, journaling, and intensely planning and goal-setting. I’m rarely ever very far from a glass of sweet tea, and I like to draw or paint my characters sometimes.

I’ve been writing ever since I was a little kid, but my childhood home was burned down in an accidental fire when I was a teenager and I lost all my old writing. It took me a long time to heal enough to begin writing again, but now I want to publish my stories. I’m done being a cog in the capitalist machine (if only it were so easy to escape) and my lovely spouse agreed that I could try to make writing work as a career and quit my crappy service industry job that I had before. I’m chronically ill so as you can imagine, quitting instantly gave me tons of energy for writing.

Anyway, I’ll stop oversharing now…

WIPs:

Odd Token:

fantasy setting, but mystery genre;

(I’m very early in the planning stages, so I will come back and update this when I have more.)