I am working on a murder mystery for my partner for their upcoming birthday. I’ve never done something like this.
Thoughts:
3-4 main suspects who will be pretty quickly obvious. Other participants have a crib sheet for what they know - they’ll be generally chilling and doing whatever.
Each non-suspect has about 3 facts and 1 red herring about each suspect. The red herrings can be figured out with other facts.
Example: “I heard that he and his younger brother were going to inherit a fortune from their uncle. As I recall it was a… substantial amount. Maybe he didn’t want to share it.”
Another side character, “That man? I’m not even a gambler, but I went a few times this past year and saw him glued to the slots each time. If he was rich, than I’m the Queen.”
I’m early in development but wondering if anybody has done something like.