Writing a Murder Mystery

You’ve decided to try your hand at writing a murder mystery, so where do you begin? Here is a place to start:
Figure out the basics. Sit down and think about the basic component of your murder mystery. Think of different scenarios: murder on a train, murder by stabbing, murder at a house, or even serial killings. Whatever inspires you, write it down. You’ve got to answer all these questions:

• Who are the detectives?
• Why were they murdered?
• Who will be murdered? How was the person’s life? Does anyone else gets murdered too?
• What will they be murdered with?
• Does anyone discover about the murderer? Is information about the case released by the police, or is it kept a secret? How the victim’s friends and family reacted to the news?
• Who are the suspects? Did they have a relationship with the victim, the murderer or another suspect? What are their life stories?
• Lastly, who was the murderer? What was his or her sentence after trial? How was their relationship with other existing character like? Do not make the murderer too obvious.