{"id":"6252","date":"2020-11-25T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-11-25T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pickfu.com\/blog\/?p=6252"},"modified":"2020-11-23T11:28:37","modified_gmt":"2020-11-23T19:28:37","slug":"murder-mystery-book-titles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.pickfu.com\/murder-mystery-book-titles\/","title":{"rendered":"Which One Won? Making murder mystery book titles fresh"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>There are thousands and thousands of murder mystery book titles in the world. If you&#8217;re a mystery writer, this can be disheartening. How can your book find a home in that crowd? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The good thing is that people who love reading mysteries will always want more. You just have to make sure your murder mystery book title stands out. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That&#8217;s why one author <a aria-label=\"brought two titles to PickFu (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"ek-link ek-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pickfu.com\/books\/book-titles\/which-book-would-you-buy-YQS1SMSV\" target=\"_blank\">brought two titles to PickFu<\/a> for a round of split-testing with the simple question, &#8220;Which book would you buy?&#8221; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are the two options: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><em>A Map for Murder<\/em>, Option A<\/li><li><em>Murder at Packsaddle Mountain,<\/em> Option B<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Can you guess which one won?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:200px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>And the winner is&#8230;Option A, <em>A Map for Murder<\/em>, with 66 points to Option B&#8217;s 34.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here&#8217;s what respondents had to say. <\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"it-stands-out\">It stands out<\/h2>\n\n\n<p>If you want to stand out from the crowd of mystery novels, don&#8217;t choose a book title that&#8217;s been done to death. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;There is always the haunting at so-and-so or the murder at so-and-so,&#8221; said one respondent, hinting that Option B was far too common a title.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;[Option A] has a way more unique name,&#8221; added another respondent. &#8220;[Option B] sounds like other book and movie titles and all that.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"it-rolls-off-the-tongue\">It rolls off the tongue<\/h2>\n\n\n<p>Many respondents noted that Option B is a mouthful compared to the short and sweet <em>A Map for Murder.<\/em> &#8220;This came down to the fact that it took my brain a second to process the work &#8216;packsaddle,&#8217; &#8221; wrote one male. &#8220;I really don&#8217;t like titles that don&#8217;t flow well.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Another male added that &#8220;Packsaddle Mountain just does not roll off the tongue well.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Remember: if your title is difficult to say, it&#8217;ll be easier to forget. <\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"theres-more-potential-for-mystery-and-murder\">There&#8217;s more potential for mystery and murder<\/h2>\n\n\n<p>While it&#8217;s short, Option A&#8217;s title hints at the several intriguing directions the book could go. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Said one respondent, &#8220;<em>A Map for Murder<\/em> sounds much more intriguing to me. Like is it a map to do <g class=\"gr_ gr_14 gr-alert gr_gramm gr_inline_cards gr_disable_anim_appear Grammar only-del replaceWithoutSep\" id=\"14\" data-gr-id=\"14\">a murder<\/g>? Or a map to find a murder. Lots of directions to take based on that title.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Other respondents agreed, writing, &#8220;<em>A Map For Murder<\/em> sounds more intriguing and exciting to me, it seems like <g class=\"gr_ gr_8 gr-alert gr_gramm gr_inline_cards gr_disable_anim_appear Grammar multiReplace\" id=\"8\" data-gr-id=\"8\">there&#8217;s<\/g> more adventure and exploration,&#8221; and &#8220;[Option A] sounds more playful and hints at the theme of the book (hiking, exploring, etc.), while [Option B] is just a straightforward fact.&#8221;  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There&#8217;s a lot more possibility in Option A, and all of it is interesting. <\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"key-takeaways-for-murder-mystery-book-titles\">Key takeaways for murder mystery book titles<\/h2>\n\n\n<p>Deviate a bit from the standard murder mystery book titles. Use the title to tease the theme, plot, and tension within the pages. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And no matter what type of book you&#8217;re writing, make sure to say your title ideas out loud several times to make sure they roll easily off the tongue. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you need help deciding which title to use for a book you&#8217;re writing, select <a class=\"ek-link ek-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pickfu.com\/blog\/audience-targeting\/\">an audience of fiction readers<\/a> and <a aria-label=\"split-test your book titles (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"ek-link ek-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pickfu.com\/book-title-cover-testing\" target=\"_blank\">split-test your book titles<\/a> on PickFu. You&#8217;ll get results back in as little as 15 minutes.<\/p>\n","protected":""},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are thousands and thousands of murder mystery book titles in the world. If you&#8217;re a mystery writer, this can be disheartening. 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