How to write your own murder mystery game: A Practical Guide

by Jo Smedley

Looking to write your own murder mystery dinner party? Not sure where to start?This book by Jo Smedley, Managing Director of the UK's premiere murder mystery company, explains everything you need to know to write your own murder mystery game. Covering plotting, structure and format, this short book is a handy reference and go to guide throughout the process, taking things step by step to show you how it's done.

290 pages, Kindle Edition

First published June 25, 2015

About the author

Jo Smedley is an international crime writer who has penned over 100 murder mystery games and events.

She runs the award winning murder mystery firm Red Herring Games.

2017 saw the publication of her first murder mystery novel "The Missing Witness".

She is married, with two children and a border collie and lives in Grimsby UK where the Franks and Sinclair series is set.

Reviews

[Ciera · Rating 5 out of 5]

So much good information in a concise readable format. I had figured out a lot of this on my own through the last 4 murder mysteries I wrote on my own, this would have been incredibly helpful at the beginning but I'm glad I went through the trial and error. It was also incredibly validating to read that others also find the same things difficult that I do, free form/larp games are such a challenge. Overall an amazing guide, I have about 5 pages front and back of hand written notes and ideas to use as well as so many screenshots and bookmarks.

[Nicholas Ball · Rating 5 out of 5]

Concise and light in tone, expertly covers all the aspects to making a murder mystery dinner party in turn, with worked examples of all types (types of motives, types of pin names, types of conflict and clue, etc).

No fat, just great content, highly recommended for anyone curious or keen about such things.