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Let's Play: How To Make An Ominous-Sounding Mystery Title
Mainstream mystery titles have the uncanny ability to turn the ordinary into the ominous. Like a macabre version of Mad Libs, sometimes all a title needs is a combination of a person and a place to achieve maximum foreboding. The Body in the Library, The Couple Next Door, and The Woman in the Window are all prime examples of this. And if you want to turn the terror up a notch, you can never go wrong with adding the word "girl" to let readers know that trouble isn't too far away.
The rules to this game are simple: Match your birth month and birth date to the chart below. Then stand back for that spine-tingling (or snicker-inducing) effect. Who knows? Your title could be the next big name in the mystery genre!
What's your bestselling mystery title? Share it with us in the comments!
The rules to this game are simple: Match your birth month and birth date to the chart below. Then stand back for that spine-tingling (or snicker-inducing) effect. Who knows? Your title could be the next big name in the mystery genre!
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Nov 06, 2018 06:50AM
The Body in the Emergency Room! Sounds like a hospital you'd rather not go to.....
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the widow in the midnight train
Death in the panic room; sounds repetitive but interesting or a total flop; hope it wouldn’t be predictable
Murder in a broom closet sounds oddly fitting.
"The Imposter in the Wardrobe." Huh...sounds legit.
Murder at the botanical garden Sounds pretty generic
Jeff wrote: "The Liar at the Two-Star Hotel"My wife's is "The Imposter at the Abandoned Theme Park" I think
this actually sounds more interesting
The stranger on flight 42
The Stranger on the Midnight TrainSuits me to a tee when you put a TRAIN it the name.
Patsy
The Body at the Car Dealership This sounds like a good mystery book that I'd read.
Evil in the All-Night Diner!It’s got to be a dark one! 😊
