character naming

It’s November, and though I didn’t plan it this way exactly, I’ll be writing the first draft of the next Shinobi Mystery (#5, for those of you counting–#4 is already in the can and with the editor) before November ends. (Assuming I stay on track, it will be finished by November 21, if not before. But I digress.) I’ve already got a rough outline–meaning I know the killer-or-killers, victim-or-victims, suspects, and baseline plot. I know the body count is high, and the stakes for Hiro and Father Mateo are higher than they’ve ever been. And, after last night, I also know the names