Mystery Fiction: Theory and Technique |
Contents
WHO READS MYSTERY FICTION? | 11 |
THE VICTIM AND THE MOTIVE | 25 |
7 | 42 |
Copyright | |
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acter actual advance against royalties adventure alibi audience basic idea begin Carter Dickson chapter char Christmas clue conceal corpse course criminal danger death detective novel detective story doctor Dorothy Sayers double pattern editor elements emotional Erle Stanley Gardner escape fiction espionage Ethel Lina White eyes fact factor function guilty H. H. Holmes happen Helen Helpless hero heroine horror story identification important John Dickson Carr kill major climax manuscript means and opportunity method of murder miser mother motive murderer's mystery fiction mystery novel mystery writer mystery-adventure mystification nature Nero Wolfe pattern perhaps person picture plausible plot police possible potential Practical Matters present problem publisher puzzle sell significant situation specific stepfather stepfather's Studies in Murder suspects suspense taboo technique tell tempo tery things tion traits trap types of mystery uncle victim woman words writing