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1709: 38: 568:". In stories such as these, the primary concern of the plot is ascertaining truth, and the usual means of obtaining the truth is a complex and mysterious process combining intuitive logic, astute observation, and perspicacious inference. "Early detective stories tended to follow an investigating protagonist from the first scene to the last, making the unravelling a practical rather than emotional matter." "The Mystery of Marie Rogêt" is particularly interesting because it is a barely fictionalized account based on Poe's theory of what happened to the real-life 604: 456: 619:

fiancée and cousin. The detective on the case, Antoine Dupres, is a parody of Auguste Dupin who is less concerned with solving the crime than he is in setting up a way to reveal the solution with a dramatic flourish. Ross Nickerson notes that many of the American writers who experimented with Poe's established rules of the genre were women, inventing a subgenre of domestic detective fiction that flourished for several generations. These included

5075: 2017:(a colloquial elision of "Who done it?" or "Who did it?") is a complex, plot-driven variety of the detective story in which the audience is given the opportunity to engage in the same process of deduction as the protagonist throughout the investigation of a crime. The reader or viewer is provided with the clues from which the identity of the perpetrator may be deduced before the story provides the revelation itself at its 670: 760: 1768:, who murdered his brother's children in order to become king. The story details his attempt to get to the historical truth of whether Richard III is the villain he has been made out to be by history. The novel was awarded the top spot in the Top 100 Crime Novels of All Time by the UK Crime Writers' Association and the number 4 spot in The Top 100 Mystery Novels of All Time Mystery Writers of America 660:. The conniving lawyer Tulkinghorn is killed in his office late one night, and the crime is investigated by Inspector Bucket of the Metropolitan police force. Numerous characters appeared on the staircase leading to Tulkinghorn's office that night, some of them in disguise, and Inspector Bucket must penetrate these mysteries to identify the murderer. Dickens also left a novel unfinished at his death, 917: 1855:. The legal thriller usually begins with the court proceedings following the closure of an investigation, often resulting in a new angle on the investigation, so as to bring about a outcome different from the one originally devised by the investigators. In the legal thriller, court proceedings play a very active, if not to say decisive part in a case reaching its ultimate solution. 1041:, along with others. The emphasis on formal rules during the Golden Age produced great works, albeit with highly standardized form. The most successful novels of this time included “an original and exciting plot; distinction in the writing, a vivid sense of place, a memorable and compelling hero and the ability to draw the reader into their comforting and highly individual world.” 535:. It has been suggested that this story may have been known to Poe, who worked for Burton in 1839. The story was about a London policeman who solves the mystery of a kidnapped girl. Burton's fictional detective relied on practical methods such as dogged legwork, knowledge of the underworld and undercover surveillance, rather than brilliance of imagination or intellect. 1001:(or whodunnit, short for "who done it?"). In this subgenre, great ingenuity may be exercised in narrating the crime, usually a homicide, and the subsequent investigation. This objective was to conceal the identity of the criminal from the reader until the end of the book, when the method and culprit are both revealed. According to scholars Carole Kismaric and 1005:, "The golden age of detective fiction began with high-class amateur detectives sniffing out murderers lurking in rose gardens, down country lanes, and in picturesque villages. Many conventions of the detective-fiction genre evolved in this era, as numerous writers—from populist entertainers to respected poets—tried their hands at mystery stories." 1126:. Cheng Xiaoqing's translated works from Conan Doyle introduced China to a new type of narrative style. Western detective fiction that was translated often emphasized “individuality, equality, and the importance of knowledge”, appealing to China that it was the time for opening their eyes to the rest of the world. 994:

curiosity, a curiosity which is gratified at the end." Another common convention in Golden Age detective stories involved an outsider–sometimes a salaried investigator or a police officer, but often a gifted amateur—investigating a murder committed in a closed environment by one of a limited number of suspects.

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Sherlock Holmes as a series is perhaps the most popular form of detective fiction. Conan Doyle attempted to kill the character off after twenty-three stories, but after popular request, he continued to write stories featuring the character. The popularity of Sherlock Holmes extends beyond the written

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whodunit; these novels generally shy away from violence and suspense and frequently feature female amateur detectives. Modern cozy mysteries are frequently, though not necessarily, humorous and thematic . Variations of the subgenre include culinary mystery, animal mystery, and quilting mystery, among

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The legal thriller, or courtroom novel, is also related to detective fiction. The system of justice itself is always a major part of these works, at times almost functioning as one of the characters. In this way, the legal system provides the framework for the legal thriller as much as the system of

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A general consensus among crime fiction authors is there is a specific set of rules that must be applied for a novel to truly be considered part of the detective fiction genre. As noted in "Introduction to the Analysis of Crime Fiction", crime fiction from the past 100 years has generally contained

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officers as the main characters. These stories may take a variety of forms, but many authors try to realistically depict the routine activities of a group of police officers who are frequently working on more than one case simultaneously. Some of these stories are whodunits; in others, the criminal

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Stories about robbers and detectives were very popular in Russia since old times. A famous hero in the eighteenth century was Ivan Osipov (1718–after 1756), nicknamed Ivan Kain. Other examples of early Russian detective stories include: "Bitter Fate" (1789) by M. D. Chulkov (1743–1792), "The Finger

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elements so that the focus remained on the mystery itself. Knox has contended that a detective story "must have as its main interest the unravelling of a mystery; a mystery whose elements are clearly presented to the reader at an early stage in the proceedings, and whose nature is such as to arouse

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In the United States, detective fiction emerged in the 1920s, and flourished with stories in pulp magazines. The genre gained prominence in later decades, as the detective character was refined, and became familiar through movies. Detective fiction was also a way for authors to bring stories about

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in 1928: "The detective story is a kind of intellectual game. It is more—it is a sporting event. And for the writing of detective stories there are very definite laws—unwritten, perhaps, but nonetheless binding; and every respectable and self-respecting concocter of literary mysteries lives up to

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structure in which the commission of the crime is shown or described at the beginning, usually including the identity of the perpetrator. The story then describes the detective's attempt to solve the mystery. There may also be subsidiary puzzles, such as why the crime was committed, and they are

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with creating the second-oldest work of modern detective fiction, after Poe's Dupin stories, with the 1865 thriller "V.V., or Plots and Counterplots." A short story published anonymously by Alcott, the story concerns a Scottish aristocrat who tries to prove that a mysterious woman has killed his

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mystery is solved when the murderer himself confessed his crime. This in turn leads to another assignment in which Ja'far has to find the culprit who instigated the murder within three days or else be executed. Ja'far again fails to find the culprit before the deadline, but owing to chance, he

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published violent stories that focused on the mayhem and injustice surrounding the criminals, not the circumstances behind the crime. Very often, no actual mystery even existed: the books simply revolved around justice being served to those who deserved harsh treatment, which was described in

1141:. In the late 1910s, Cheng began writing detective fiction inspired by Conan Doyle's style, with Bao as the Watson-like narrator; a rare instance of such a direct appropriation from foreign fiction. Famed as the “Oriental Sherlock Holmes”, the duo Huo Sang and Bao Lang become counterparts to 1512:", a genre that "usually deals with criminal activity in a modern urban environment, a world of disconnected signs and anonymous strangers." "Told in stark and sometimes elegant language through the unemotional eyes of new hero-detectives, these stories were an American phenomenon." 552:

had not yet been used in English; however, the character's name, "Dupin", originated from the English word dupe or deception. Poe devised a "plot formula that's been successful ever since, give or take a few shifting variables." Poe followed with further Auguste Dupin tales:

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in 1988. These stories frequently show the activities of many members of a police force or government agency in their efforts to apprehend a killer who is selecting victims on some obscure basis. They are also often much more violent and suspenseful than other mysteries.

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thought in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries", this narrative has "all of the central characteristics and formal elements of the detective story, including a mystery surrounding a murder, a closed circle of suspects, and the gradual uncovering of a hidden past."

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reflection, exploring the meaning of his characters' places in society and the impact society had on people. Full of commentary and clipped prose, his books were more intimate than those of his predecessors, dramatizing that crime can happen in one's own living room.

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in 1891, the detective became unquestionably popular. Following the success of Sherlock Holmes, many mystery writers imitated Conan Doyle's structure in their own detective stories and included aspects of Sherlock Holmes's personalities in their own detectives.

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is set in a time period considered historical from the author's perspective, and the central plot involves the solving of a mystery or crime (usually murder). Though works combining these genres have existed since at least the early 20th century, many credit

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stories. Chandler's stories were noted for their evokations of the American criminal underworld, including dark alleys and tough thugs, rich women and powerful men. Several feature and television movies have been made about the Philip Marlowe character.

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Cozy mysteries feature minimal violence, sex, and social relevance; a solution achieved by intellect or intuition rather than police procedure, with order restored in the end; honorable characters; and a setting in a closed community. Writers include

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mystery might be thought of as a variation of the police procedural. There are early mystery novels in which a police force attempts to contend with the type of criminal known in the 1920s as a homicidal maniac, such as a few of the early novels of

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and discovers the truth after questioning various witnesses that he himself is the culprit. Although "Oedipus's enquiry is based on supernatural, pre-rational methods that are evident in most narratives of crime until the development of

1913:—is committed under circumstances which it was seemingly impossible for the perpetrator to commit the crime and/or evade detection in the course of getting in and out of the crime scene. The genre was established in the 19th century. 1258:, a prolific writer, brought to life a vivid array of characters and mysteries. Pushpanath practiced teaching history for several years before becoming a full time writer. It was in the last 1960s that he made his literary debut with 1562:. Archer, like Hammett's fictional heroes, was a camera eye, with hardly any known past. "Turn Archer sideways, and he disappears," one reviewer wrote. Critics praised Macdonald's use of psychology and his prose, which was full of 1180:. Rampo was an admirer of western mystery writers. He gained his fame in the early 1920s, when he began to bring to the genre many bizarre, erotic and even fantastic elements. This is partly because of the social tension before 1618:

were finally published in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Each author's detective, also female, was brainy and physical and could hold her own. Their acceptance, and success, caused publishers to seek out other female authors.

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Agatha Christie is not only the most famous Golden Age writer, but also considered one of the most famous authors of all genres of all time. At the time of her death in 1976, “she was the best-selling novelist in history.”

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Detective fiction in the English-language literature is considered to have begun in 1841 with the publication of Poe's "The Murders in the Rue Morgue", featuring "the first fictional detective, the eccentric and brilliant

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gained a very large following after first airing in 2010, imbuing a renewed interest in the character in the general public. Because of the popularity of Holmes, Conan Doyle was often regarded as being “as well known as

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evolved as a new style of detective fiction. Unlike the heroes of Christie, Chandler, and Spillane, the police detective was subject to error and was constrained by rules and regulations. As Gary Huasladen writes in

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with no indication as to how the intruder could have entered or left, i.e., a locked room. Following other conventions of classic detective fiction, the reader is normally presented with the puzzle and all of the

1071:, among others. Her use of basing her stories on complex puzzles, “combined with her stereotyped characters and picturesque middle-class settings”, is credited for her success. Christie's best-known works include 647:(1868), the title character is adept at disguise, a key characteristic of detectives. Gaboriau's writing is also considered to contain the first example of a detective minutely examining a crime scene for clues. 270:, who uncover clues and present evidence to catch or convict a criminal known to the audience, with the story unfolding in normal chronology and the criminal already known to the audience. The latter involves a 523:, in which Mlle de Scudery establishes the innocence of the police's favorite suspect in the murder of a jeweller. This story is sometimes cited as the first detective story and as a direct influence on 6114: 7297: 1764:. In it, Scotland Yard Inspector Alan Grant—who considers himself a good judge of faces—is surprised to find that what he considers to be the portrait of a sensitive man is in reality a portrait of 801:"features an innovative detective figure, Mr. Peters, who is lower class and mute, and who is initially dismissed both by the text and its characters." Braddon's later and better-remembered work, 6891: 125:

Some scholars, such as R. H. Pfeiffer, have suggested that certain ancient and religious texts bear similarities to what would later be called detective fiction. In the Old Testament story of

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them. Herewith, then, is a sort of credo, based partly on the practice of all the great writers of detective stories, and partly on the promptings of the honest author's inner conscience."

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Various conventions of the detective genre were standardized during the Golden Age, and in 1929, some of them were codified by the English Catholic priest and author of detective stories

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has argued that "those who search for fragments of detection in the Bible and Herodotus are looking only for puzzles" and that these puzzles are not detective stories. In the play

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and other works, popularized the genre among middle-class readers and helped to shape the genre into its classic form as well as developed the concept of the series detective.

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in ancient China. In traditional Chinese culture, this genre was not prestigious, and was therefore considered less worthy of preservation than works of philosophy or poetry.

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culture from his detective stories than from any other recent books." Other notable writers who have explored regional and ethnic communities in their detective novels are

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Even if they do not mean to, advertisers, reviewers, scholars and aficionados sometimes give away details or parts of the plot, and sometimes—for example in the case of

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spy novels with Ali Imran as X2 the chief of secret service and his companions. After his death many other writers accepted Ali Imran character and wrote spy novels.

827:. In short, it is difficult to establish who was the first to write the English-language detective novel, as various authors were exploring the theme simultaneously. 6605:"Советский приключенческий детектив первой половины XX века", Булычева Вера Павловна, from "Гуманитарные, социально-экономические и общественные науки", 2014, p. 2 478: 7114: 7238: 7085: 7289: 7267: 6115:"Secret to longevity? Elementary, for Holmes while the Master happily tends bees in the Sussex countryside, his fans each January 6 fete him on his birthday" 7788: 2058:, the cinemagoers are asked not to talk to anyone about the plot so that future viewers will also be able to fully enjoy the unravelling of the mystery. 1063:

Many of the most popular books of the Golden Age were written by Agatha Christie. She produced long series of books featuring detective characters like

866:. Like Holmes, Bell was noted for drawing large conclusions from the smallest observations. A brilliant London-based "consulting detective" residing at 420:

The novels tend to have a huge cast of characters, typically in the hundreds, all described with their relation to the various main actors in the story.

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in the mid-nineteenth century and has remained extremely popular, particularly in novels. Some of the most famous heroes of detective fiction include

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estimated that, by the end of the series' 12-year run, nearly 2% of the town's residents had been killed. It is arguably more convincing if police,

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The stories are filled with digressions into philosophy, the complete texts of official documents, and much more, resulting in long books; and

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contains several of the earliest detective stories, anticipating modern detective fiction. The oldest known example of a detective story was "

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is usually seen as the first detective novel, there are other contenders for the honor. A number of critics suggest that the lesser known

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elements. Some occult detectives are portrayed as knowing magic or being themselves psychic or in possession of other paranormal powers.

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Gunning, Tom (2005). "Lynx-Eyed Detectives and Shadow Bandits: Visuality and Eclipse in French Detective Stories and Films before WWI".

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In the 1930s, the private eye genre was adopted wholeheartedly by American writers. One of the primary contributors to this style was

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The criminal is introduced at the very beginning of the story and his crime and reasons are carefully explained, thus constituting an

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For series involving amateur detectives, their frequent encounters with crime often test the limits of plausibility. The character

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has significantly altered the previously dangerous situations in which investigators traditionally might have found themselves.

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The hero/detective of these novels was typically a traditional judge or similar official based on historical personages such as

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to translate because in his view it was closer to the Western literary style and more likely to appeal to non-Chinese readers.

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Pristed, Birgitte Beck (2013). "Glasnost Noire: The Soviet and Post-Soviet Publication and Reception of James Hadley Chase".

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C. Auguste Dupin is generally acknowledged as the prototype for many fictional detectives that were created later, including

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Several authors have attempted to set forth a sort of list of “Detective Commandments” for prospective authors of the genre.

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contains a number of ideas that have established in the genre several classic features of the 20th century detective story:

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in modern detective fiction, where the story begins with a crime before presenting a gradual reconstruction of the past.

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discovers a key item. In the end, he manages to solve the case through reasoning in order to prevent his own execution.

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The Manichean Investigators: A Postcolonial and Cultural Rereading of the Sherlock Holmes and Byomkesh Bakshi Stories

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The stories have a supernatural element with ghosts telling people about their death and even accusing the criminal;

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Technological progress has also rendered many plots implausible and antiquated. For example, the predominance of

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were particularly famous female writers of this time. Apart from Marsh (a New Zealander), they were all British.

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with his own agency, the police never intentionally consult him as he stumbles from one crime scene to another.

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categorically stated that "no accident must ever help the detective" (Commandment No. 6 in his "Decalogue").

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explicit detail." The overall theme these writers portrayed reflected "the changing face of America itself."

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Encyclopedia mysteriosa: a comprehensive guide to the art of detection in print, film, radio, and television

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published the obituary of Poirot's death with the cover of the newly published novel on their front page.

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The "hardboiled" novel was a male-dominated field in which female authors seldom found publication until

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The detective is the local magistrate who is usually involved in several unrelated cases simultaneously;

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featuring Holmes, and all but four stories are narrated by Holmes's friend, assistant, and biographer,

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Traces of Gold: California's Natural Resources and the Claim to Realism in Western American Literature

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Ross Nickerson, Catherine (2010). "4: Women Writers Before 1960". In Catherine Ross Nickerson (ed.).

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The role and legitimacy of coincidence has frequently been the topic of heated arguments ever since

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Ganjavi, Mahdi. sarnakhhayi tazi az khaliq avalin roman polisi tarikh adabiayat farsi, ibna, 2019

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by Jean Swanson & Dean James, Berkley Prime Crime edition 1998, Penguin Putnam Inc. New York

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who wrote Inspector Jamsheed, Inspector Kamran Mirza and Shooki brother's series of spy novels.

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The main difference between Ja'far ("The Three Apples") and later fictional detectives, such as

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in 1952 with Col. Fareedi & Captain. Hameed as main characters. In 1955 he started writing

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Introduction: From private eye to police procedural – the logic of contemporary crime fiction

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various subcultures to mainstream audiences. One scholar wrote about the detective novels of

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is well known, and the detective must gather enough evidence to charge them with the crime.

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These novels differ from the Western tradition in several points as described by Van Gulik:

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explained or resolved during the story. This format is the inversion of the more typical "

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Women Writing Crime Fiction, 1860–1880: Fourteen American, British and Australian Authors

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that occur as the story progressed. With these characteristics this may be considered an

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was confronted with bodies wherever she went, but most notably in her small hometown of

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Conversely, some detective fiction embraces networked computer technology and deals in

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stories, "The Merchant and the Thief" and "Ali Khwaja", contain two of the earliest

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The Man Who Created Sherlock Holmes: The Life and Times of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

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is a famous Russian writer of historical detective fiction in modern-day Russia.

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between 1849 and 1852. Unauthorised collections of his stories were published in

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Many detectives appear in more than one novel or story. Here is a list of a few

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or similar professionals are made the protagonist of a series of crime novels.

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Occult detective fiction is a subgenre of detective fiction that combines the

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The Dead Witness: A Connoisseur's Collection of Victorian Detective Stories

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inspired not only fear, but piqued mainstream curiosity about the American

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One of the earliest examples of detective fiction in Western literature is

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Introduction to the analysis of crime fiction : a user-friendly guide

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Manji, Gonda (1 April 1993). "Crime Fiction with a Social Consciousness".

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where the titular detective protagonist Ali Khwaja presents evidence from

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is the first major Japanese modern mystery writer and the founder of the

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portrays the law as protecting the murderer and destroying the innocent.

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Queering Agatha Christie: Revisiting the Golden Age of Detective Fiction

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Usually the detective interviews the suspects, as well as the witnesses

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Buckler, William E. (1952). "Once a Week under Samuel Lucas, 1859–65".

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in 1894, is one of the first examples of the modern style of fictional

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is noteworthy as the first full-length work of American crime fiction.

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Bloody Murder: From the Detective Story to the Crime Novel – A History

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has often made fun of this implausible frequency. The main character,

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The locked room mystery is a subgenre of detective fiction in which a

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Bloody Murder: From the Detective Story to the Crime Novel: A History

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were not an immediate success. However, after being published in the

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Hercule Poirot is a fictional Belgian private detective, created by

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in his work through violence, sex and confrontation. The 1966 movie

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The legal thriller from Gardner to Grisham : see you in court!

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wrote a few novels with private eyes as the main heroes, including

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by Édouard Brisbarre and Eugène Nus, appeared in 1863, introducing

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called it "probably the very finest detective story ever written".

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Ellery Queen is a fictional detective created by American writers

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One tactic that avoids the issue of technology altogether is the

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examines a suspect's boots in an illustration to the 1891 story "

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and Matsumoto's subsequent works began the "social school" (社会派

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The detective collects evidence about the crimes and its victim

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A crime, most often murder, is committed early in the narrative

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The most widespread subgenre of the detective novel became the

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Sherlock Holmes is the British fictional detective created by

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has described Marple's home town, the quiet little village of

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of rules for detective fiction. One of his rules was to avoid

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Another early example of a whodunit is a subplot in the novel

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Victorian Tales of Mystery and Detection: An Oxford Anthology

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popularized the courtroom novel in the 20th century with his

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Usually this criminal is now arrested or otherwise punished

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was a pioneer of the detective fiction genre in France. In

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Sherlock in Shanghai : stories of crime and detection

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The Devil Himself: Villainy in Detective Fiction and Film,

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earned a similar reputation. Although Mori is actually a

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series. Contemporary authors of legal thrillers include

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detective fiction writer. He started writing his famous

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was published in London in 1827; the Danish crime story

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Richmond, or stories in the life of a Bow Street officer

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Things as They Are; or, The Adventures of Caleb Williams

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Literary critics Chris Willis and Kate Watson consider

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The Mysterious Case of Nancy Drew & The Hardy Boys

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Delightful Murder: A Social History of the Crime Story

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There are a variety of suspects with different motives

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for the cousins Dannay and Lee. He first appeared in

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Edgar A. Poe: Mournful and Never-ending Remembrance

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For example, the BBC-produced TV series 1504:with his famous private investigator character, 730:A celebrated, skilled, professional investigator 5640:. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1998. p. 56. 5467: 5465: 5463: 5099:List of Ace mystery letter-series single titles 2061: 1432:books have explored the various subcultures of 874:and is renowned for his skillful use of astute 548:". When the character first appeared, the word 5902:The Cambridge Companion to the Victorian Novel 5761:. 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Oxford University Press. p. 161. 7042: 6799:Dictionary of literary themes and motifs 6240: 6112: 5945:"The Case of the First Mystery Novelist" 5874: 5656: 5650: 5636:Kismaric, Carole and Heiferman, Marvin. 5504: 5249: 2616:Ghanada O Dui Doshor Mamababu O Parashar 2150: 1806: 1707: 1580:was based on the first Lew Archer story 1492:capitalized on this, as authors such as 1333:with clear detective plots started with 926: 915: 758: 668: 602: 454: 389:) most stories are written in the later 36: 7411: 7381: 7264:"How Sherlock Holmes changed the world" 6698: 6300: 6267: 5969: 5963: 5931: 5861:and the Last Days of Charles Dickens", 5823: 5632: 5630: 5628: 5626: 5624: 5382: 5354: 5326: 5298: 5270: 5238: 5151: 3487:Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency 1684:, "not all the clients were insatiable 1015:". Two of Carr's most famous works are 14: 7941: 7873:Science fiction and fantasy detectives 7320:"Agatha Christie: Characters – Poirot" 7287: 7067: 6844: 6740:(Thesis). 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Jr. (2010-02-27). 6113:Grondahl, Paul (January 15, 1995). 5673:from the original on 29 August 2022 5119:List of female detective characters 3953:The Mystery of the Moonlight Sonata 3618:(last story completed by Spillane) 2371: 2028: 1952:of detective fiction with those of 24: 7432:An exhibition of detective fiction 7405: 7227:. Vytauto Didžiojo universitetas. 7128: 6755: 6433: 6366: 6291: 6270:"The top 10 locked-room mysteries" 6229: 6193: 5442:Koyama, Mark (February 11, 2015). 4393:The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency 4020:The Strange Case of Peter the Lett 3494:The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul 2280: 1044: 938:, also wrote crime novels such as 934:(1908–1979), better known for his 211:river, which he then sells to the 25: 7980: 6766: 6061:"Broadview Press: "Aurora Floyd"" 6009:. Penguin Books Ltd. p. 51. 5877:Dickens, Drood and the Detectives 5812:ou la Naissance du Roman Policier 5114:List of detective fiction authors 5094:List of Ace mystery double titles 5049:, 1985. 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University of Michigan 5456:from the original on 2015-02-18. 5073: 4946:(last novel completed by Stout) 4744:(Thomas and Prudence Beresford) 3807:Sammy Keyes and the Hotel Thief 3105:"The Chronology Protection Case" 2270:Influential fictional detectives 1851:modern police work does for the 1723:, which takes place in medieval 1370: 791:'s first book, the even earlier 594:The Recollections of a Policeman 512:was published in December 1839. 506:Mordet paa Maskinbygger Roolfsen 450: 281: 193:", one of the tales narrated by 7375: 7364:from the original on 2017-11-07 7337: 7312: 7300:from the original on 2020-12-18 7281: 7270:from the original on 2018-02-17 7241:from the original on 2018-03-22 7214: 7189: 7178:from the original on 2018-03-22 7160: 7149:from the original on 2018-04-01 7117:from the original on 2018-03-22 7099: 7088:from the original on 2018-01-29 7070:"Whodunit? 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Dover Publications. pp. 5404: 4324:The Mysterious Affair at Styles 3155:Andrew Dalziel and Peter Pascoe 2465:stories and final appearances. 2457:Detective debuts and swan songs 2424: 2356:published in 1920, and died in 2352:The Mysterious Affair at Styles 2237:Golden Age of Detective Fiction 1771: 956:Golden Age of Detective Fiction 912:Golden Age of Detective Fiction 600:, published in London in 1856. 179: 7838:Detectives for younger readers 6268:McKinty, Adrian (2014-01-29). 5578:. Walker Books. pp. 2–3. 5376: 5348: 5320: 5292: 5264: 5205: 5172: 5145: 2634:The Killings at Badger's Drift 1329:. Detective fiction in modern 1309:, "The White Ghost" (1834) by 1190:Mystery Writers of Japan Award 1108:Through China's Golden Age of 739:Large number of false suspects 231:is generated through multiple 136:locates this story within the 13: 1: 7262:Armstrong, Jennifer Keishin. 7111:mondayeveningclub.blogspot.ca 7043:DeAndrea, William L. (1994). 6555:Alam, Mahtab (26 July 2020). 6532:. 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(2000). 5543:Booker, Christopher (2004). 5134:Metaphysical detective story 4603:That Day the Rabbi Left Town 4027:Maigret and Monsieur Charles 2235:in 1929, see article on the 2062:Plausibility and coincidence 1667:Many detective stories have 1439: 1345:Aleksey Nikolayevich Tolstoy 1074:Murder on the Orient Express 1055:Agatha Christie bibliography 610:(1812–1870). Photo from 1858 585:Chambers's Edinburgh Journal 519:" is an 1819 short story by 7: 7964:Works about law enforcement 7750:science fiction and fantasy 7344:Lask, Thomas (1975-08-06). 6982:10.1057/978-1-137-40730-6_1 6847:"Historical Mystery Novels" 6633:Rzepka, Charles J. (2005). 6247:. Springer. pp. 1–24. 5158:. Oxford University Press. 5066: 4627:They Can Only Hang You Once 4597:Friday the Rabbi Slept Late 4488:The Shadow in the Lamplight 3277:The Secret of the Old Clock 2295:. 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