Mystery

Between October 1st and October 31st, we tracked a total of 18 new feature specs out on the market. This is a notable decline of 25% in new material hitting the market from September 2021.

ICM is out with BODYMAN by Byron Balasco.

Logical Talent Management is out with BROKEN ANGELS by Valerie Brotski. A young, rebellious Alaska Native runaway returns home after nine years to reconnect with her estranged mother.

UTA is out with THE LAST DAY OF SUMMER by Darren Lemke. An aspiring writer picks up a lone hitchhiker only to discover that she is a vengeful spirit.

Avenue 220 is out with THE GIRL AT BUCKINGHAM PALACE by Bobby Lee Darby. During the Queen’s birthday celebration at Buckingham Palace, the Princess Royal vanishes without a trace.

Love is in the air as we reach what some believe to be the most romantic month of the year – February. Sure we had yet another impeachment trial, but from awkward online Hinge dates to sweet cards from Grandma, February is showing some promise on all fronts.

Cavalry Media is out with REBEL IN THE DARK by Michael Nader. A group of young outsiders unearth a mysterious reel of film.

Netflix picked up VOID by Chris Borrelli. A group of space crew members begin to turn up dead.

Bellevue is out with HATTERAS by Matt Ritter. An estranged husband accompanies his wife to bury her mother, only to find out she was likely murdered.

ICM is out with ELYSIAN PARK by Brian McGreevy. A disgraced journalist house-sits in Los Angeles for peace and quiet.

Verve is out with THICKER by Jeff Howard. Described as a whodunit in a family of vampires.

Paramount made a preemptive deal on MURDER IN THE WHITE HOUSE by Jonathan W. Stokes. The president is murdered in the White House, and a Secret Service agent has one night to find the killer.

A brother and sister navigate magical worlds hidden around England.

A wealthy wife from the Hamptons is accused of murdering her husband after she has a fling with a bartender.

An ex-con who has found spirituality becomes embroiled in a conspiracy amongst the backdrop of the Flint, Michigan water crises.

A thriller based on the cult mystery novel by Edgar Award winning novelist Margaret Millar.

Plot for this contemporary murder mystery set in a large house is under wraps.

Following the disappearance of the book fair money he was entrusted to protect, a lactose intolerant middle school student with an addiction to dairy items must hone his detective skills to investigate the “seedy” underbelly of his school. It’s a fun spin on classic detective tales like Maltese Falcon, but with the built in franchise potential of a series akin to Diary of a Wimpy Kid.

After his mother is abruptly called away to America, a British boy begins to suspect that maybe she was murdered by the housekeeper who watches over him in the family’s isolated estate.

The storyline is currently under wraps.

A spy investigates the disappearance of his former associate in Israel.

The true story of Aaron Hernandez, former New England Patriots all-star tight end, who was convicted of murder in 2015 and committed suicied in 2017 after his indictment and acquittle of a second murder.

The daughter of Sherlock Holmes sets out to investigate a mystery.

Aza never intended to pursue the mystery of fugitive billionaire Russell Pickett, but there’s a hundred-thousand-dollar reward at stake and her Best and Most Fearless Friend, Daisy, is eager to investigate.

Sixteen-year-old Goldie Vance teams up with a detective at the Florida resort she calls home to solve a mystery.

Hercule Poirot takes a vacation in Egypt, whereupon he discovers a murder on the Nile River as a result of a love triangle gone bad.

A modern-day noir drama that tells the story of private investigator Nate Hollis as he combs the streets of Los Angeles looking for the killer of a major sports star’s wife.

After receiving a wedding gift from one of her prominent clients, Alice and her husband Jake decide to join an exclusive group known only as The Pact. However, the young lovers are about to discover that for adherents to The Pact, membership, like marriage, is for life. And The Pact will go to any lengths to enforce that rule. For Jake and Alice, the marriage of their dreams is about to become their worst nightmare.

Quincy Carpenter, the only survivor of a horror movie-scale massacre, is doing fine, that is, until Lisa, another member of a group of press coined ‘Final Girls’ is found dead. When Sam shows up on her doorstep demanding answers and new details about Lisa’s death come to light, Quincy’s must race against time to try to unravel the deadly mystery of her past.

A soldier returns home to investigate his estranged brother’s death.