What's the one case that would pull even the most cynical of detectives out of retirement and back into the fray?

Your writing challenge this week for is to create a hard-boiled mystery, and no - we're not talking eggs! This week's prompt is all about the character: a hard-boiled character is tough, cynical, and unsentimental, and often finds himself/herself as the only person for the job. Write us a classic antihero to do the detective genre justice (see what we did there?).

** 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 so we can find it!

Need some inspiration? Add some mysteries to your library!