It might have seemed like an open-and-shut case at first, but when you look a little closer at the victim, your detective senses start tingling, telling you there is definitely more to this grisly murder than meets the eye...

Your writing challenge this week is to create a What's a whodunit you ask? Let's break it down:

The purpose of a whodunit is to answer the question ! The reader follows along with the Protagonist, usually a surly Detective of sorts, to solve the mystery by uncovering clues, misdirection, red herrings, and other information in a process of deduction.

We're challenging you to write us a classic whodunit for #MysteryMay! Give us a story to unravel and stay one step ahead of your readers as you go. Will they guess the ending before your character does?

** This isn't a contest, but rather a PERSONAL WRITING CHALLENGE to give you inspiration and a new appreciation for the mystery genre. There is no winner or deadline for this challenge, but we will be adding some of our favourite stories to a new reading list at the end of the month, so if you'd like us to take a look, please tag your story #MysteryMay so we can find it!

Need some inspiration? Add some of our whodunit mysteries to your library from our !