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Whodunnit? How was it done? What is the secret? We love a good mystery. These are prompts, ideas, and tips for those that want to write mystery stories.
One day while waiting for a phone call, you do a reverse image search of yourself. You find news stories of a missing child. The reports include a…
You are walking through the town centre when a sudden realisation dawns. You have not seen a cat, dog or child all year.
It’s in all the news, there is a serial killer on the loose. From the details in the news reports, you think that you know exactly who it…
You wake up in a dimly lit tunnel. It takes you a little while to realise where you are. You have no memory of how you got here…
Your car shudders and stops. The fuel indicator read empty. It is starting to rain as you leave your car with a petrol can. You take what you…
The voice tells you, “one of these images is a lie. You have twenty-four hours to prove which; otherwise all life on earth will end.”
One day, tickets for a world cruise arrive in the post. You don’t remember entering a competition but you seem to have won first place. That’s the only…
At the end of a long hot summer day, you went to bed. Admittedly you had been drinking but you are sure you slept eight or nine hours…
Lost, you stumble into an old and dusty bookshop. You spot a book in there which has your name on the cover. With nothing better to do, you…
Every window ledge, sideboard, and coffee table in your home is filled with potted plants. Mostly they are cactuses. You cannot remember when you first started buying and…
This looks like it might be the story of a hacker, a murder, and some old school detective work. Only you can tell us for sure.
You were having a perfectly ordinary walk in the countryside when you happened to meet an angel. She stopped you to ask for directions. As you happened to…
One morning you receive an email which seems to have no sender. All it said was “call in sick today“. On a whim, you did just that. This…
There is an old man in your town who claims to be an immortal. You never took him seriously until you find a photograph from 1917 which seems…
The couple and their newborn were happy together. Last night, she complained people were ignoring her. Today, a man’s wife is nowhere to be found. No one remembers…