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China Through China's Golden Age of crime fiction (1900–1949), translations of Western classics, and native Chinese detective fictions circulated within the country. Cheng Xiaoqing had first encountered Conan Doyle's highly popular stories as an adolescent. In the ensuing years, he played a major role in … See more
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Fictional detectives generally fit one of four archetypes: • The amateur detective (Miss Marple, Jessica Fletcher, Lord Peter Wimsey); From outside the field of criminal investigation, but gifted with knowledge, curiosity, desire for justice, etc.• The private investigator (Cordelia, Holmes, Marlowe, Spade, Poirot, Magnum, Millhone); Works professionally in criminal …
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WebMystery fiction can be detective stories in which the emphasis is on the puzzle or suspense element and its logical solution such as a whodunit. Mystery fiction can be …
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1. Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie (1934) On a dark winter night, the Orient Express is stopped by a snowdrift. In the morning, one of the passengers, a rich American tycoon, is found dead …
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WebDetective story, type of popular literature in which a crime is introduced and investigated and the culprit is revealed. Detective stories frequently operate on the principle that superficially convincing evidence is …
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