About this service
We critique your thriller, mystery or crime manuscript with the questions genre readers ask: are the stakes and the clock clear early, does each chapter end with a reason to turn the page, and is the puzzle fair? For mysteries we track the clues and red herrings and check that the solution is surprising but possible from what the reader was shown. Plot holes and coincidences that do the detective's work are pointed out with quotes.
What is included
- What you getA written critique: overall impression, strengths, problems with quotes from your pages and a step-by-step revision plan. Premium adds line edits of the opening.
- Stakes and ticking clockClear and rising
- Chapter hooksReasons to keep turning pages
- Clue fairnessClues, red herrings and the reveal
- Logic and plot holesCoincidences and unanswered questions
- Revision planClear steps for the next draft
How it works
- 1BriefYou send the pages, synopsis and concerns
- 2Reading and critiqueWe read closely and write up the analysis
- 3DeliveryYou get the critique and revision plan
What we need from you
The text or excerpt pasted into the brief, a short synopsis if it is an excerpt, your target readers and what worries you most.
We will ask you:
- Which subgenre is it?
- Who is the culprit, and when is it revealed?
- What worries you most?
Compare packages
| Packages | BasicExcerpt up to 2,000 words$20 | StandardUp to 5,000 words$39 | PremiumUp to 10,000 words with line edits$75 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deadline | 2 days | 3 days | 5 days |
| Revisions | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Text length | up to 2,000 words | up to 5,000 words | up to 10,000 words |
| Revision plan | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Line edits | No | No | first 1,500 words |
| Order Basic | Order Standard | Order Premium |
Payment protection
You pay when you order, but the money is released only for accepted work.
- Fixed priceThe package price does not change after you pay.
- The money is reservedWhen you pay, the amount is only reserved. It is released to the service once you accept the work.
- Checked before deliveryEvery result goes through a quality check before it reaches you, and you see it on the order page before accepting it.
- Free revisionsAsk for changes within your brief as many times as the package allows.
- Acceptance after 3 daysIf within 3 days of delivery you neither accept the work nor ask for changes, it is accepted automatically. If you write in the order chat after delivery, the order waits; once we answer, we may start the 3 days again and will say so in the chat.
- Redo or a full refundIf the result does not match your brief and the revisions did not fix it, or the work takes more than twice its deadline, write in the order chat: we will redo the work or refund the payment in full.
Questions and answers
Will you rewrite my story?
No. The critique shows what to change and why; the writing stays yours. Premium adds line edits of the opening.
Do you check police or legal procedure?
We point out details that look implausible, but this is not an expert fact check.
Is my manuscript kept private?
Yes. Your text is used only for your order.