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Examples. “Blood spatters painted a grim picture on the white walls.”. “Scattered papers around the room hinted at a frantic search.”. “Bullet casings littered the floor, each telling its own story.”. “A shattered vase lay in pieces, a silent witness to the struggle.”. “Footprints in the dust led to a locked door.”.
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8:45 AM “911, what is the nature of your emergency?” “Help, someone shot my wife, oh my god, help. She’s bleeding, there’s blood everywhere.” “Hold on, sir. I have help on the way…” Thus began a series of events which would bring a veteran police officer to his knees, his own department accusing him of murdering his wife while his newborn child lay...
Mary Jones repeatedly called her 17-year old daughter who was home sick from school. All she got was a busy signal. Concerned that something was wrong, she called a neighbor to go check. The neighbor, an off-duty firefighter, went to the house. He knocked on the door and got no response. Sensing something was wrong, he sent his wife home to call th...
The subject was attempting to break into the house. Knocking at the door, he was startled when the girl opened it. Panicked that he was not supposed to be away from his assigned training location, he forced his way inside, knocking the table over and the phone off the hook. At trial, the jury convicted him, the judge sentencing him to life. When cr...
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- Murder Mystery at the Mansion: A renowned police detective must solve a complex murder case where the victim was found dead at a mysterious haunted house, the only clues being strange symbols scrawled on a cryptic note.
- The Small Town Secret: The local police chief in a small town must unravel the dark secret that ties together multiple murder victims, all discovered under mysterious circumstances.
- The Cruise Ship Conundrum: During a family vacation on a cruise ship, a woman wakes to find her husband missing. Her investigation uncovers a web of deception, and she must solve the case before they reach the next port.
- The Witch's Curse: A practicing witch is brutally murdered. The young girl, who discovers her dead body, must unravel the mystery with only clues found at the murder scene.
Apr 25, 2024 · by Josephine Tey. Voted the top crime novel of all time by the UK Crime Writers’ Association, The Daughter of Time has an unusual premise for a crime novel: investigating the role Richard III played in the death of his own nephews. Inspector Alan Grant is laid up in hospital with a spinal injury and he’s bored.
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- Setup. Riley is handcuffed in the police station for being drunk and cutting out his microchip. He learns of another person, Danika, who cut out her chip also, and he hacks into the lieutenant’s data board to get her phone number.
- Turning Point #1 (10%): inciting incident. Riley meets with Danika, they share stories of the strange powers they recently acquired, promise to stay in touch.
- Pinch Point #1 (33% roughly). Riley swipes the dead man’s laptop and phone, hoping to find more information. He discovers that Charlie made a machine, Firefinder, which will locate all those with their power.
- Twist #1. Danika secretly copied the Charlie file from Riley’s computer, and after reading Charlies journal takes off to Breckenridge to find Bradshaw, a scientist studying Charlie and his power.
Aug 3, 2015 · 24. A team is on a mission, but one person turns on the others or organizes a mutiny. 25. Lovers, brothers, or friends are pitted against one another, and only one of them can prevail. 26, Through technology and/or other means, someone’s identity is wiped out or assumed by another person. [AdSense-B]
In a novel, anyone can be an unreliable narrator, if the writer decides so, even the protagonist. However, in a crime novel, an investigation will depend on witnesses. People might have been at the crime scene, or nearby, and they may or may have not heard or seen something. That’s when you get the opportunity to use unreliable witnesses.
