The amateur sleuth in a tight-knit community. Covers the full cozy spectrum from craft-shop cozies to culinary mysteries to small-town whodunits where the detective knows every suspect by name. Includes:

• Story beats across 5 lanes
• Character archetypes (Sleuth, Gossip, Protector, Anchor, and more)
• Location archetypes

The genius detective in a closed circle. Covers drawing-room mysteries, locked-room puzzles, country-house whodunits, and any story where the detective must out-think a clever killer using pure logic and observation.

Includes:

• Story beats across 5 lanes
• Character archetypes (Detective, Watson, Host, Outsider, and more)
• Location archetypes including the Alibi Location and the Secret Passage

The professional team working the system. Covers homicide investigations, forensic-driven stories, legal thrillers, and any story where the detective must build a court-survivable case while the evidence degrades and the institution pushes back.

Includes:

• Story beats across 5 lanes
• Character archetypes (Lead Detective, Partner, Forensic Specialist, Prosecutor, and more)
• Location archetypes including the Interrogation Room, the Lab, and the Courthouse

The solo investigator hunted while hunting. Covers amateur-in-danger, journalist investigations, witness-driven mysteries, and any story where the killer is aware, active, and working against the protagonist.

Includes:

• Story beats across 5 lanes
• Character archetypes (Protagonist, Ally, The Trusted, The Threatening, The Invisible, and more)
• Location archetypes including the Danger Zone, the Trap, and the Refuge

The web of performed relationships. Covers domestic suspense, family secrets, unreliable narrator mysteries, and any story where the puzzle is solved by seeing through performances to the true psychology underneath.

Includes:

• Story beats across 5 lanes with unreliable narration option
• Character archetypes (Protagonist, Confidant, Performed Innocent, Manipulator, Hidden One, and more)
• Location archetypes built around social scripts and observation quality

The compromised protagonist spiraling downward. Covers crime fiction, femme fatale stories, insurance schemes, and any story where the protagonist’s own choices pull them into a crime they cannot escape.

Includes:

• Story beats across 5 lanes with dark endings spectrum
• Character archetypes (Protagonist, Tempter, The Warning, The Innocent, The Investigator, and more)
• Location archetypes mapped to the protagonist’s moral descent

The tough outsider detective vs. the corrupt power structure. Covers PI fiction, urban crime, institutional corruption stories, and any story where the detective must navigate a vertical power structure from the street to the penthouse. Includes:

• Story beats across 5 lanes
• Character archetypes organized by power tier (Street Level, Middle Tier, Architect, and more)
• Location archetypes mapped to the vertical power structure