Mystery | MsWishList

· 14 Apr 2020

Julie Falatko @JulieFalatko

Falatkos in every window checking out my new best friend, baby squirrel. pic.twitter.com/KoewwdjL4t

Big #MSWL energy for a middle grade caper about neighborhood kids solving a mystery while social distancing, so they can only communicate through windows and tin cans connected by string. REAR WINDOW meets LITTLE RASCALS. Someone write it, I beseech you!

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Mystery

· 7 Apr 2020

NEW #MSWL: a magical MG mystery a la THE WOLF OF CAPE FEN by @julianalbrandt. The mystery is deeply personal to the character, the worldbuilding is excellent, and the magic serves the mystery plot. It also doesn't hurt that the writing is gorgeous. I want more like this!

· 6 Apr 2020

Receiving some promising submissions. But still on the hunt for great fiction! #WomensFiction #mystery #amwriting #writers #MSWL #thrillers #romancenovels #BookClub I want it all! Gimme whatcha got! #amreading

· 4 Apr 2020

I ❤️ BROADCHURCH. How did I miss this when it first came out?? It's so good! A YA mystery with that level of ensemble and such brilliant handling of suspects (I truly never know who it is until the 🤯🤯🤯 ending) would be fantastic. Bonus for tight-knit community 💣. #MSWL

YA
Mystery

· 2 Apr 2020

Thao Le @ThaoLe8

Okay guys, I've been obsessed with #KnivesOut and I'd love to get a YA in a similar vein. I'm thinking more of the fun vibe than super suspenseful mystery. And because I am a trash shipper I'd love maybe some Marta/Ransom vibes with the characters. #MSWL

Yes A MILLION TIMES YES #mswl

YA
Mystery

· 2 Apr 2020

Thao Le @ThaoLe8

Okay guys, I've been obsessed with #KnivesOut and I'd love to get a YA in a similar vein. I'm thinking more of the fun vibe than super suspenseful mystery. And because I am a trash shipper I'd love maybe some Marta/Ransom vibes with the characters. #MSWL

p l e a s e! Fun, saucy, self-referential mystery with pointed social commentary🙏🏼 #mswl

YA
Mystery

· 29 Mar 2020

Read the late great Barbara Neely’s BLANCHE ON THE LAM yesterday. So sad we only have 4 of these. I’m going to have to dole them out to myself as treats...

I’d love a contemporary #ownvoices mystery that tells it like it is, just as Ms. Neely did. #MSWL

· 27 Mar 2020

ML Brennan @BrennanML

I think what I'd really like right now is a cozy British village murder mystery show where Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellen are elderly widower neighbors who bicker a lot about their gardens, and also solve crimes. And there's a super hot grandson who has to drive them around.

Gimme! #mswl

Cozy mystery

· 27 Mar 2020

ML Brennan @BrennanML

I think what I'd really like right now is a cozy British village murder mystery show where Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellen are elderly widower neighbors who bicker a lot about their gardens, and also solve crimes. And there's a super hot grandson who has to drive them around.

#mswl

Cozy mystery

· 27 Mar 2020

Open for submissions! After two weeks of homeschooling, it's clear my plan to retire at one of my children's homes is not a viable option! 😋Whatcha got? #amwriting #literaryagent #womensfiction #cosymystery #romance #BookClub #writers #writerslife #publishing #queries #MSWL

· 26 Mar 2020

ML Brennan @BrennanML

I think what I'd really like right now is a cozy British village murder mystery show where Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellen are elderly widower neighbors who bicker a lot about their gardens, and also solve crimes. And there's a super hot grandson who has to drive them around.

-slams that #MSWL button so fast-

Cozy mystery

· 24 Mar 2020

Holly Ingraham丨Editor @holly_ingraham

@YouKnowTheSpiel I LOVE cozies! I used to acquire them when I worked at SMP, and I've done a few since opening my business. I think the cozy crowd is less active on twitter, but my heart still yearns for them. pic.twitter.com/iHtPo472tG

SAME. So eager to find more cozy mysteries in Twitter pitchfests (or in general)! Not nearly enough popping into my Query Box. #MSWL

Cozy mystery

· 17 Mar 2020

Gimme dark Victorian mysteries and horror, not about Jack the Ripper. This goes for YA and adult. #MSWL

· 17 Mar 2020

🦕Kory Bing🦕 @korybing

This would be the perfect time for a closed circle of suspects or locked-door mystery revival lets do it instead of a mansion or a train we’re all quarantined and gotta suss out the murderer before we all die of plague

.... #mswl

Mystery

· 13 Mar 2020

On the subject of middle-grade, I'm still not seeing enough comedy by women. I continue to wax about it, but @sharnajackson's HIGH RISE MYSTERY is the perfect example of a funny, clever adventure with all the life and representation that I'm looking for.

· 11 Mar 2020

Stephanie Stein @stephlystein

Would love a killer middle grade mystery.* Spooky/supernatural, cozy, and Westing Game puzzle-style varieties all encouraged. #mswl

*no actual murder required

I've been dying for this ever since I became an agent. It's on my permanent #MSWL, but doesn't hurt to reiterate it here! Send me your comps to THE WESTING GAME, GREENGLASS HOUSE, & THE PARKER INHERITANCE!