The Abc Murders

This is unlike a traditional whodunit, as the Inspector shouldn't be giving advice on how to live your life the right way. The Inspector is also a strong individual character by how he can quite easily make all the suspects give in to what he wants them to say. Mrs. Birling is also shown as a strong individual character as she is one of the main characters that don't give into the Inspectors questions.

The book provides evidence and witness testimony to help the reader determine what might have happened the night of the Boston Massacre. The evidence given was from witnesses from the King and witnesses for Preston. This trial lasted for five days and ended with Preston being innocent (83). The story information given from the witnesses was different, although all the witnesses had the same amount of soldiers and they had the Captain at the site. A few of the witnesses’ stories went together and contained about the same information, all-resulting in Preston’s favor. Since the shooting took place around nine at night in the dark, it is unsure of what the Captain was wear making some of the witness not as reliable due to their description of the Captain. Some witnesses could have thought it was the Captain but it could have been one of their own citizens, no one knows for sure. One witness, Daniel Cornwall, said he was standing within 2 yards of the Captain and he claimed that the Captain standing to the right and facing the

The detective genre is recognizable by the mystery that it represents or establishes. Every word of a fiction novel is chosen with a purpose, and that purpose on a detective novel is to create suspense. The excerpts from The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler, Murder Is My Business by Lynette Prucha, and Devil in a Blue Dress by Walter Mosley, create an atmosphere of suspense and mystery. Even though they all fit into this category, there are some differences that make each novel unique. The imagery that the authors offer in the excerpts helps the reader to distinguish the similarities and the differences.

After the Inspector leaves the house, everyone else start to question about his identity. Sheila suggests the foremost point that anyone “hardly ever told him anything he didn't know”. This is when everyone else begin to recover from

They brought her down to the station to be questioned. There were two people in this tight, dark, eerie room. The police and Miss strangeworth stared intensely at each other for what felt like hours. It was silence but you could hear Miss Strangeworth crying of fear. The officer began to ask simple questions. He started with the ‘who’ of this investigation. “I am the only one writing these letters” she confesses “But I have a letter on almost everyone in this small town.” The officer asks for how long she has been writing these letters

Mrs. Abbott began to describe her story and the purpose of the detectives’ invitations. Her husband, Mr. Abbott, was alive, but without thought or movement. Mr. Abbott,

Miss Strangeworth described to the reporters, that she got up and did her daily routine, which led her to go downstairs for breakfast, when she found saw her mail on the floor of the main hall. One thing that caught her eye in particular was a letter in a green envelope.

One of the biggest events that showed Edward Corrigan’s character was when Poirot revealed the murderer in the lounge: ‘He hurled himself forward, his fingers stretching and curling, his voice raving curses, as he fastened his fingers round Hercule Poirot’s throat….’ (page

Due to Holmes’ suspicion he and Watson desired to investigate further; they departed to Stoke Moran. They revealed some interesting clues. First of all, the bed was clamped to the floor, there were metallic bars on the windows, along with a forged bell chord attached to a ventilator. Holmes soon found out that the ventilator was connected to Dr. Roylott 's room. This made Sherlock curious, wanting to know more. Helen was a young woman who was frightened of the strong and abusive, Dr. Roylott. She had prearranged to switch places with Sherlock and Watson so they could resolve the case once and for all. She exchanged places after Dr. Roylott was “asleep”. When Sherlock and Holmes arrived to Stoke Moran, they waited and waited. During the middle of the story, both the mood and tone shift. The mood soon became petrified. The tone soon also became something else, challenging. Sherlock Holmes and

The day before the kegs of gunpowder were set to be ignited, the plot was discovered. “The plot was discovered, in the official version, through an anonymous letter to Lord Monteagle, a Catholic, warning him not to attend the State Opening. Whether the letter was genuine or a forgery is uncertain. In any event, on the 4 November

For example, the murderers begin warning Ratchett of his approaching death with ominous letters. The group constantly sends threatening letters, and notes about the Armstrong case to Ratchett that eventually starts to make him seem paranoid and crazy. People around him just believe he is losing his mind, so they ignore him until he is actually dead. Furthermore, the assassins attempt to mislead the detectives when they purposely leave belongings of the murderer in Ratchett’s room to make it seem as though they are trying to incriminate that person. Colonel Arbuthnot is the only person on the train who admits to smoking using a pipe, so the pipe cleaner found in Ratchett’s room makes it seem as though someone is trying to frame him. This makes the detectives feel as though Colonel is innocent, which is another example of the processed thinking the murderers do. Finally, Ratchett is stabbed twelve time, which is both a metaphor, and part of the revenge. The group feels as though proper justice is not served in the Armstrong, so they stab Ratchett twelve time-- symbolizing twelve jury members, as well as a stab for each other as revenge. Poirot realizes the connection when he says, "And then, Messieurs, I saw light. They were all in it. . . . A jury is composed of twelve people-- there were twelve passengers-- Ratchett was stabbed twelve times" (306). The metaphor and emotion behind the stabbing makes it clear that the murder of Ratchett is an act of pure vengeance. In conclusion, the most meticulous manner the murder is conducted is the manner in which the murder is

In the beginning of the movie, we were introduced to four possible suspects. The cops arrived on the scene, and soon after the charming detective, Mr. Flippers, came to help. Like Agatha’s character Poirot, Mr. Flippers questioned each suspect respectfully and without noticeable judgement, meaning

She desired to explain the grotesque situation that consisted the mystery of Julia’s sudden demise and her impatient, violent stepfather. Holmes chose to begin investigating later the same day Helen visited him. Yet, the detectives became more suspicious and confused as they collected more knowledge of the skeptical situation. Furthermore, Holmes was a persistent, observant detective while Dr. Roylott as an abusive, aggressive criminal whom most of the society feared. Therefore, a man versus man conflict comprising Holmes and Dr. Roylott is created in the story, as well as a man versus society conflict considering how everyone would feel apprehensive when they noticed Dr. Roylott. It was evident that he would disturb Holmes’s focus while solving the enigma at any point throughout the story, which was the unfortunate reality. Helen wished for Dr. Roylott to not interfere in this situation for she knew if he did, the entire mission to discover the truth of Julia’s death would deteriorate. Thus, an additional man versus man conflict developed between Helen and her stepfather. In behalf of this, an anxious, somewhat petrifying mood was developed by virtue of Holmes declaring the grave state of affairs. Holmes was determined to carry on the investigation regardless of this

“This ‘Blue Letter’ was obviously written with a poison-pen, and this could spell: robbery! But first, we’ll have to see if anything’s missing in the house. Won’t we?”

On Friday, no less than twelve letters arrived for Harry. As they couldn’t go through the mail slot they had been pushed under the door, slotted through the sides, and a few even forced through the small window in the downstairs bathroom.