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A twice weekly newsletter for mystery writers: how to design clues, crimes, and plot twists for the mystery of your dreams.

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Four Slick Ways to Hide Mystery Clues in Plain Sight

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Locked Room Murders: Solved!

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You Can Twist Any Plot With These Simple Principles

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The Tangled Web: Thread Spinning

Spinning the threads of your series and career.

The Most Powerful Tool I Used When Writing Death Casts a Spell

Welcome back to Behind the Scenes! Since the final chapter of Death Casts a Spell published yesterday, today I’m sharing the complete Scene Index for the novel.

Death Casts a Spell, Final Chapter

I walked home, turning up my collar against the wind from a gathering storm.

A Twist is Not a Story

At last we come to the conclusion of The Tangled Web Twists the Plot! I hope you have enjoyed taking this journey with me.

Full Clue Index for Death Casts a Spell

Welcome back to Behind the Scenes! In yesterday’s chapter, I revealed the final twist of Death Casts a Spell—which means it’s finally time to unveil my Clue Index in all its glory!

Death Casts a Spell, Chapter 22

A week later, I went to pay a call on Mrs.

This Twist Upsets all the Reader's Expectations

Today we’re going to be talking about a twist that lets us shift the frame of your mystery in a way your reader rarely suspects.