text: mystery story? i am writing a mystery story (due on monday!) and i have no idea what i should put.  the story is about a man (adam) who died. he was a formar pet store owner and died in his store. when police found him the dogs were trasquilled and adam had blood coming from his juglar.  any good ideas of how he could have been killed? i need some good ideas.  oh, and i am almost sure that the murderer is a man (named lyle) who is a smart man (went to oxyford) and was a former lumberjack and enjoyed fishing and hunting.  do you have any good ideas?  be creative! warning: violent content  honestly, i don't think many oxford students have muscles.  i think you should make him a regular nerd.  his dog died and he went off the deep end and shot the owner with tranquilizers.  the tranquilizer dart got stuck in his jugular and when the store owner tried to remove it before the sedatives kicked in, that was really what did him in.  the blood squirted everywhere and the dogs licked it up.  there was enough tranquilizer in the blood to sedate them.  it's pretty cheesy and disgusting, but maybe that brainstorm will help give you some ideas.