Here is a 97 word opening scene for a murder mystery with 5 word sentences: The dark hallway creaked softly. Jack sighed as he lay on his bed, listening intently. His wife Anna was on her nightly walk. She always walked this late, alone. The floorboards squeaked under Anna’s weight. A frightening scream pierced the night air. Jack rushed downstairs, heart suddenly racing quickly. Opening the back door slowly, he peeked outside fearfully. There lay Anna, crumpled, unmoving, covered in blood. A knife stuck grotesquely from her back, glinting in the moonlight. Shadows obscured her assailant's face completely. Mystery now enveloped the empty neighborhood eerily.