Amateur Hour at the Local Crime Scene
Let’s hear it for the amateur sleuth solving the case! In all seriousness, amateur sleuths belong to a breed of character that both entertains and… Read More »Amateur Hour at the Local Crime Scene
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Suspects, Assemble and Be Awed!
The classic mystery reveal involves gathering all murder suspects and interested parties into one room and unmasking the criminal in their midst. This plot device… Read More »Suspects, Assemble and Be Awed!
Pay No Attention to the Obvious Red Herring
The term “red herring” refers, in its literal sense, not to a living species of fish but to one that has been smoked, thereby rendering… Read More »Pay No Attention to the Obvious Red Herring
A Victim that Nobody Even Liked
The victim in a Whodunnit scenario will gravitate toward two extremes: Everyone hated them. Motives for murder abound and winnowing down the suspects will be… Read More »A Victim that Nobody Even Liked
When the Police Can’t Measure Up
I’ll admit it. I cringe every time a fictional sleuth goes snooping where they shouldn’t, ignoring advice from the police to conduct their own investigation.… Read More »When the Police Can’t Measure Up
Eccentric and Itching to Solve a Grand Mystery
There’s an unspoken rule that fictional detectives have to be eccentric. I suppose we can blame that one on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and his… Read More »Eccentric and Itching to Solve a Grand Mystery