10 cozy mystery novel writing prompts
Staples of a cozy mystery novel are small towns, copious cups of tea and a mysterious murder!
Have a look at these writing prompts to inspire your own cozy mystery.
When a judge dies at a town pie competition, a local baker must figure out which pie maker committed the crime.
A woman teams up with her neighbour's dog after her neighbour goes missing.
During the town's annual garden festival, a florist is found deceased in a bed of tulips. While the police think it was natural causes, the local knitting club thinks otherwise.
A writer's retreat is thrown into disarray after one of the author's manuscript is stolen.
A celebrity cat goes missing after anonymous threats are made against the cat on social media. The owner is arrested for the cat's disappearance, the police arguing it was part of an insurance fraud scheme, but the cat's personal groomer thinks this is a complex ransom scheme.
A woman inherits a bed and breakfast in a small remote town, only to find that the townsfolk think the property is haunted. When her first guest to stay at the bed and breakfast goes missing, the woman discovers a rift in the small town that has haunted them for generations.
A community theatre's stage production is threatened after their lead actor is found dead on the production's set.
At a Cluedo-inspired birthday party, a guest turns up dead. Who did it? Which room in the house was the murder committed in? And why did the murderer do it? (Bonus points if the answer is Colonel Mustard in the library with the candlestick!)
An artist's studio makes national headlines after their resident artist is found dead. Can the studio owner solve the murder by studying the deceased artist's artwork?
A food critic is found dead after leaving a bad review of a local restaurant.
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