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This story has a lot of potential, and it seems evident you are drawing alot of inspiration from 'Rear Window'. (which is a great film)

I know all you have so far is merely a synopsis and is not fully fleshed out, but I implore you to really go into detail about why the protagonist belives the gardener is the killer. Make sure it isn't just his paranoia.

When writing the twist, just make sure it is foreshadowed a number of times throughout the story, but don't make it too obvious. The best plot twists take everyone by surprise, but make perfect sense. (Saw and A Perfect Getaway are two prime examples from a thriller/murder genre)

Maybe another good source of inspiration would come from the TV Series "Hannibal", notable Season 1 Episode 2. The killers victims are buried alive in shallow graves and kept in a catatonic state as a means of assissting in the growth of mushrooms. I'm not sure what avenue your story will go down with the gardener killer, but this might be a good source of inspiration. It would be sick to have a killer using a similar M.O. in order to grow flowers in his own garden.

It's hard to give much more advice as the idea is only really in the development stage, but it seems like you know what you are doing.

Can't wait to read the finished product!

A_O.