The dead woman’s wedding ring is found in a ditch forty miles away.ĩ. Her parents believe her to be their biological child, but they all learn otherwise.Ĩ. The creator of a high-tech prototype that will change an industry has gone missing.ħ. It’s going to be a beautiful wedding at a beautiful destination, but two people in the wedding party have been murdered.Ħ. Notes and gifts from her “Secret Santa” at work take a strange turn.ĥ. Three people close to the murder victim have confessed. Murder victims are found buried with some of their wordly goods, Viking style.ģ. A woman asks a writer to write the story of her life. (And you might also be interested in my list of 50 thriller plot ideas!)īe sure to save the post for future reference (or pin it on Pinterest!)ġ. Whether you stumble across a story idea you love in the process, or you just get your creative writing juices flowing again, it’s so worth it.Īlthough I had mystery novels in mind, some of these could become a subplot in a different fiction genre, from fantasy and romance (especially romantic suspense), to historical fiction and thrillers. You can also use this list as an idea generator for free writing. Ten different writers could take the same writing prompt here and write ten vastly different stories, so there’s no reason to worry about whether it’s okay to get inspiration from here. The originality and charm, of course, is mostly in the execution. The reader knows that by the end of the book, questions will have been answered, which is a comforting element in even the most gruesome murder mysteries. Early on, a dead body turns up, a valuable item goes missing, or a puzzle begs to be solved. The basic mystery plot formula is pretty simple. That inspired me to write this list of prompts for mystery stories. Hi, everyone! You know how I love working on story ideas and creative writing exercises, and I’ve been reading a lot of mystery novels lately - mostly cozy mysteries, not gritty crime novels, although I might enjoy those, too.
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