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    I did not know that Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was physician. My favorite character is Sherlock Holmes, because he is a detective. I liked it when Sherlock Holmes fought the “ghost dog”. There are still other adventures of Sherlock Holmes to read about

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    the imagination and interest of readers from around the world and every generation with his short stories and poems. The creativity that he once instilled has led to the creation of diverse literary genres, earning him the nickname "Father of the Detective Story" among other distinctions. His life, however, has become a bit of mystery itself where the distinction between fact and fiction has become hazy significantly since his death. In order to understand Poe’s writing’s you first must understand

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    Agatha Christie Legacy

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    feelings through writing, singing, and playing the piano. At the age of 24 she met and married Archie Christie. While her husband was away at war she worked as a nurse in a hospital. When she was working as a nurse she got the idea to write her first detective novel, The Mysterious Affairs at Styles (“About Agatha Christie” 2015). From that point on she started to focus on her writing career more seriously and became a very well known writer shortly after she published her first novel. The main character

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    Voter Fraud Monologue

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    Hello, I am an elite detective named Buca from a company called Bucas organization. I and a team of researchers are going to use a time machine to travel back in time to the 3 days before Poe died in 1849. It was a sunny October 4th in 1849 with stone streets and horses carried man and conveniently I had appeared at the exact location where Poe was being used for a voter fraud called coping, and what a saw was mind-blowing. My theory from the beginning was that Poe died of coping and an overdose

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    Not another sound is heard from the other end of the phone aside a small gasp and a few gentle, shaking breaths, before the blaring beep signals that the caller has just hung up. Now, enter Detective Chief Inspector Banks. His appearance denotes a man of wealth; a portly fellow with quite the beer gut. He could perhaps be described as abrasive or as lacking in regard for others, with qualities of a dictator, or as dominant, being ever one to take charge. He seemed to gain little happiness from his

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    "Witty, wryly humorous and fast-paced, "The Life and Crimes of Harry Lavender" is a thriller with a twist which brilliantly evokes the sleaze below the surface of the city's glittering faade". Is this what the novel is about? Marele Day's novel, "The Life and Crimes of Harry Lavender" explores a large scope of issues related to crime and mystery writing. The use of simple language, symbolism, clever wit and a certain sense of satirical mockery all contribute to composing this witty, wryly

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    p.17). He is best known for his poems and his short tales of “horror and mystery”, “The Raven” and “The Fall of House of Usher”, “William Wilson”, “The Black Cat” etc., all being one of the most appreciated American writings. He also published detective stories (“The Purloined Letter”) and some important literary works such as “The Philosophy of Composition” in which he accurately depicts his methods of/in writing his poem: “The Raven”. Buranelli also mentions that, after publishing his works,

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    Foretold”, Gabriel Márquez commences the novel by giving us the phrase “On the day they were going to kill him” referring to Santiago Nasar, the central character in the novella. On the first page already, the author portrays that this is an ambiguous detective story that is unlike others. Providing segments of information at a time, Gabriel Márquez waits till the very end to give the whole context of this murder scenario, and even then, this story remains partially incomplete. In these pieces of information

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    Edgar Allen Poe's: "The Murders in the Rue Morgue"      In Edgar Allen Poe's short story, "The Murders in the Rue Morgue", a classic detective story is played out in a seedy Paris suburb. The story begins as the narrator meets Monsieur C. Auguste Dupin, a poor but well-read young man. As they become close friends, they live together in seclusion, departing only briefly each evening to take introspective strolls along the dark Paris streets. Soon both

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    literary critic. Poe wrote around 70 short stories, he was the creator of 2 literary forms, detective stories, and horror thrillers. Some of his most popular short stories were: “The Murders in the Rue Morgue” in 1841 which was one of many detective stories, “The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar” in 1845 which was horror and gripping suspense story, and “The Purlolned Letter” was also written in 1845 and was a detective story. Poe was also an editor and contributor to magazines in cities such as: Richmond

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