Description
Build a mystery that keeps readers guessing—and makes the solution feel inevitable.
Plan the crime, suspects, clues, red herrings, investigation, and final reveal while keeping the mystery fair to the reader.
This practical 6-page printable cheat sheet helps mystery writers organize the moving pieces of a mystery—from the original crime through the investigation and final solution. Track suspects, motives, opportunities, alibis, clues, evidence, red herrings, timelines, reveals, and the logic that connects everything.
Use it while planning a new mystery or revising a manuscript to spot missing clues, weak motives, timeline problems, obvious suspects, misleading red herrings, and solutions that haven’t been properly set up.
Inside you’ll find worksheets for:
• Mystery Foundation
• Crime, Victim & Timeline
• Suspects, Motives & Alibis
• Clues, Evidence & Red Herrings
• Investigation & Reveal Logic
• Final Twist & Mystery Check
Designed for mystery writers working across cozy mysteries, traditional mysteries, amateur-sleuth stories, police procedurals, romantic mysteries, and more.
Pairs perfectly with The Complete Character Development Cheat Sheet and The Complete Plot Development Cheat Sheet for Writers.
Digital PDF • 6 printable 8.5″ × 11″ pages • Instant download
No physical product will be shipped.
Created by Outreach International Writers, Inc.
