Are there any fans of "whodunit" murder mysteries here?
Can you recommend some good authors?
Let me explain. I'm looking for books in the mold of some of Agatha Christie's best works. There is a clear list of suspects, because everyone is on a boat, or plane, or whatever. The puzzle pieces are slowly revealed. Your job is to pay attention and figure out who the murderer is as time goes by.
I'm surprised how difficult it is to identify such books. I've done some googling, and some of the books that I've come up with (including some that, sadly, I have purchased) were stories that involved a murder, but they were really about engaging plots and things that happened during the investigation. For example, I purchased "The Lying Game", after seeing it recommended. Well, technically, it is a book about someone trying to find out who killed someone....in the case of "The Lying Game" it was in fact the dead person trying to find out her own murderer. However, it wasn't a whodunit it all. Indeed, the end of the book came, and the murderer hadn't even been revealed.
No, I want a classic style.
One of my motivations here is to actually adapt it into a game. Some friends of mine get together on New Year's Eve to play "How to Host a Murder" or one of many variations on it, i.e. the dinner party murder mystery games where each player plays a suspect and reveals clues as the dinner goes on. I've always thought it would be cool to write one myself, but I thought it might be easier to adapt someone else's work. Agatha Christie is too well known, but perhaps some lesser known author?
So, ideally, 6-8 suspects. One murderer. A lot of the "How to Host a Murder" series, including the one we played last night, seem to all end with "Everyong tried to kill him, but this particular person succeeded." That makes for lousy stories and disappointing reveals, where the clues really could have fit almost anyone because they were all trying to kill him. I figure something that actually was published as a novel probably wouldn't have more than one or two would be murderers.
I wouldn't mind if, of the eight suspects, a few were eliminated rapidly. That could be eliminated from consideration, or actually eliminated, as in "And Then There Were None". The players could still continue on, and I can adapt. I just need a little nudge in the right direction.
So, has anyone read some good novels lately that fit the bill?
Can you recommend some good authors?
Let me explain. I'm looking for books in the mold of some of Agatha Christie's best works. There is a clear list of suspects, because everyone is on a boat, or plane, or whatever. The puzzle pieces are slowly revealed. Your job is to pay attention and figure out who the murderer is as time goes by.
I'm surprised how difficult it is to identify such books. I've done some googling, and some of the books that I've come up with (including some that, sadly, I have purchased) were stories that involved a murder, but they were really about engaging plots and things that happened during the investigation. For example, I purchased "The Lying Game", after seeing it recommended. Well, technically, it is a book about someone trying to find out who killed someone....in the case of "The Lying Game" it was in fact the dead person trying to find out her own murderer. However, it wasn't a whodunit it all. Indeed, the end of the book came, and the murderer hadn't even been revealed.
No, I want a classic style.
One of my motivations here is to actually adapt it into a game. Some friends of mine get together on New Year's Eve to play "How to Host a Murder" or one of many variations on it, i.e. the dinner party murder mystery games where each player plays a suspect and reveals clues as the dinner goes on. I've always thought it would be cool to write one myself, but I thought it might be easier to adapt someone else's work. Agatha Christie is too well known, but perhaps some lesser known author?
So, ideally, 6-8 suspects. One murderer. A lot of the "How to Host a Murder" series, including the one we played last night, seem to all end with "Everyong tried to kill him, but this particular person succeeded." That makes for lousy stories and disappointing reveals, where the clues really could have fit almost anyone because they were all trying to kill him. I figure something that actually was published as a novel probably wouldn't have more than one or two would be murderers.
I wouldn't mind if, of the eight suspects, a few were eliminated rapidly. That could be eliminated from consideration, or actually eliminated, as in "And Then There Were None". The players could still continue on, and I can adapt. I just need a little nudge in the right direction.
So, has anyone read some good novels lately that fit the bill?
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