There's blood on the floor, a locked room, and the question you must answer is: what IS a mystery? 🤔🔎 You can read Tess Little's FULL essay from WRITING THE MURDER at 3:AM magazine (linked in bio) and if you like what you read and want to get your hands on more, make sure you check out the full essay collection! Writing the Murder 🕵️ is the third collection in Dan Coxon and Richard V. Hirst's series, preceded by Writing the Future 🛸 and Writing the Uncanny 💀, all essential handbooks for writers and lovers of genre fiction alike. And would make a BANGING christmas present to the writer in your life. Just saying. #writingthemurder #mysterynovel #crimefiction #writersofinstagram