How To Plan A Crime.?[Completed]

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Why

The reason is key. You need to be able to explain to your readers why this mystery happened in the first place, why it was a good story to tell.

•Why did the culprit commit the crime?
•Why did the culprit choose that particular victim?
•Why was your investigator the best one to solve the case?
•Why did the crime take so long to solve? (Why did it take not long at all to solve?)

How

I assume you’re writing a fictional mystery. In which case, your readers still need to know the “how.” Everything needs to fit together nicely like a puzzle and be explained as realistically as can be.

•How long was the overall investigation?
•How did the culprit pull off their crime?
•How was the culprit caught?
•How did the investigator figure it out? (How did they finally piece it all together?)

Some of these questions are redundant, but I think it’s good to repeat yourself sometimes. It helps you remember and helps you catch mistake or plot holes.

Some questions you may not need. I’m sure there are other questions out there that you can ask yourself that are not on this list.