The first murder victim is unique. Of course talking about a first victim assumes there will be more than one murder victim. True. Bu...

"Once I figure out whom to kill, and how, and of course why, then I start asking myself what the killer did wrong, or what he ove...

What follows is a structure —one-among-many—a murder mystery could have. If you would like to read about a general story structure head ...

This discussion of how to write a murder mystery is a continuation of my last post (see: How To Write A Terrific Murder Mystery ). In t...

Ever wanted to write a murder mystery? I have! I love murder mysteries. I love reading them, I love watching them, I love thinking abou...

W.H. Auden writes that the test of a good detective story is twofold: a) The reader must be surprised when the sleuth reveals the i...

Today I examine certain structural elements of Agatha Christie's murder mysteries. Specifically, I look at two things. First, how s...

Today I'm continuing with the second part of my two part series on how to write like the Queen of Crime, Agatha Christie. Today I w...